Thunderstorm Wind — Bureau, Illinois

2023-04-20 · near Sheffield, Bureau, Illinois

Event narrative

A 4 inch diameter tree branch was knocked down.

Wider weather episode

A powerful storm system moved across eastern Iowa into southwest Wisconsin, sweeping a strong cold front through the area during the afternoon hours of Thursday, April 20th. A line of thunderstorms developed quickly along the front, with some of them surpassing severe thresholds producing hail up to the size of a golf ball.

An EF1 tornado tracked to the northeast for about 6 miles starting just east of Morrison, IL just before 3 PM CST.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1094769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.