Thunderstorm Wind — Clinton, Illinois

2023-03-31 · near Aviston, Clinton, Illinois

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew some shingles off the roof of a building in town.

Wider weather episode

Ahead of a strong cold front, discrete supercells developed and rapidly moved northeast across the region during the early afternoon. Then as the front moved through the activity became more linear before moving out by late evening. There were numerous reports of large hail, damaging winds and two tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1087431. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.