Thunderstorm Wind — Lawrence, Illinois

2024-03-14 · near Grays Corner, Lawrence, Illinois

Event narrative

Measured thunderstorm wind gust at the Mount Carmel Airport.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.