Thunderstorm Wind in Randolph County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind September 21, 2023 · Randolph County, Illinois

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two campers were rolled over and multiple more campers were damaged at the World Shooting Complex north of Sparta as a result of severe microburst winds.

The wider storm

A marginally severe environment characterized by low to mid-60s dewpoints and 1500-2000 J/kg of skinny SBCAPE resulted in scattered, disorganized thunderstorms across portions of eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. One of these thunderstorms produced a microburst, causing isolated severe wind damage in southern Illinois.

Began near Houston (38.1871, -89.7664).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1148677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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