Thunderstorm Wind — Macoupin, Illinois

2022-06-17 · near Shipman, Macoupin, Illinois

$50K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Widespread wind damage across the county. In Shipman and Bunker Hill, numerous large tree limbs as well as several large trees were blown down. In Carlinville, two power poles were snapped off at the base and a large tree was blown over onto a house causing moderate roof damage. About 3 miles west of Girard, multiple mature trees were snapped off near the base, another one was uprooted and a power pole was blown over. A couple of large trees were blown over in Staunton.

Wider weather episode

A large mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed over southeastern Nebraska and moved east southeast through the northern half of Missouri then into Illinois. There was widespread severe storms with numerous reports of damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.