Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, Illinois

2022-06-17 · near Litchfield Muni Arpt, Montgomery, Illinois

Event narrative

Widespread wind damage occurred across the southern portions of Montgomery County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Litchfield, Hillsboro and Coffeen. In Litchfield, a large tree branch landed on a house causing moderate roof damage.

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 1042461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.