The record
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| event_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,370,270 |
| episode_id | 1,157,374 |
| begin_utc | 2003-07-07T13:45:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2003-07-07T13:45:00+00:00 |
| state | ILLINOIS |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | LAKE |
| lat | 42.250 |
| lon | -88.600 |
| end_lat | 42.167 |
| end_lon | -88.417 |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | A line of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois producing wind damage during the morning of July 7th. A tree and limbs were blown down north of Byron in Ogle county. Farm Service Agency reported a swath of corn flattened by winds south of Ashton to near Reynolds Road in Lee county. Tree limbs were blown down in Genoa in DeKalb county. Trees and power lines were blown down in Boone county. Officials estimated winds to 70 mph in Marengo where utility poles were bent over. A large tree limb fell onto a house in Huntley. Power lines were blown down along Hill Avenue in Aurora. A large tree was blown down on Route 126 in Plainfield in Will county. Large limbs were also down in Joliet. In Cook county, a spotter measured a 61 mph wind gust in Midlothian and limbs were blown down in Alsip. A large tree fell in Stickney in Cook county, knocking down power lines and damaging three cars. A few trees were blown down in Yorkville and Oswego in Kendall county. Lightning struck a tree 15 to 20 feet from a home in Riverwoods in Lake county. It is unclear how the lightning started a fire in the home, but the lightning may have traveled to the house by underground wires. The home was destroyed by the fire. |
| year | 2,003 |
Provenance
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Storage: spine