Thunderstorm Wind — Putnam, Illinois

2022-07-04 · near Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The COOP observer reported several tree limbs down, and power out for several hours. Also had a 2 inch diameter, 6 foot tall apple tree uprooted. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

Wider weather episode

Two rounds of storms tracked across portions of northwest IL on Monday bringing torrential rain, occasional lightning, and gusty winds. The first round moved through late morning and early afternoon along Interstate 80 from the Quad Cities, towards Princeton IL. Rain amounts over 1 inch were common with some totals over 3 inches reported in Bureau county in IL. This caused some localized flash flooding occurred with these storms. The second round of storms developed after 7pm across northeast IA and southern WI. These tracked southeast into northern IL with gusty winds and torrential rain reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1043262. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.