Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind March 14, 2024 · Lawrence County, Illinois

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Measured thunderstorm wind gust at the Mount Carmel Airport.

The wider storm

A cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass characterized by temperatures in the middle 70s and dewpoints in the lower to middle 60s triggered a broken line of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of March 14th. Several of the storms produced large hail...with the largest stone measuring 4 inches in diameter falling in Nortonville in Morgan County. As the storms tracked eastward, they continued to produce sporadic large hail and wind damage along and south of the I-72 corridor before exiting into Indiana by mid-evening.

Began near Grays Corner (38.6100, -87.7300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163478. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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