Lightning — Woodford, Illinois

2024-04-01 · near Metamora, Woodford, Illinois

Event narrative

Lightning struck and damaged a building near Metamora Fields Golf Club in Metamora in Woodford County. A power outage also occurred due to the lightning strike.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary frontal boundary draped across central Illinois triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms during the night of March 31st into the pre-dawn hours of April 1st. One of the cells produced a lightning strike that damaged a building near the Metamora Golf Course in Metamora in Woodford County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.