Thunderstorm Wind — Edgar, Illinois

2024-04-16 · near Kansas, Edgar, Illinois

Event narrative

A grain bin was blown away.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low centered over the Plains pushed a cold front eastward toward central Illinois during the evening of April 16th. A pre-frontal trough interacting with a very warm and seasonably moist airmass triggered scattered strong to severe thunderstorms as it pushed into east-central Illinois. A few of the cells produced minor wind damage and hail as large as nickels in Vermilion and Edgar counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163697. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.