Thunderstorm Wind in Randolph County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind March 13, 2024 · Randolph County, Illinois

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An emergency manager reported power lines down on the south side of Red Bud, IL. No further information was given on the power lines. This was the same thunderstorm that produced golf ball sized hail in Ruma to the south.

The wider storm

A warm front provided focus for convective initiation during the afternoon and evening of March 13th. Discrete thunderstorms grew upscale and produced up to 1.75 inch hail in portions of southwest Illinois with the largest stones falling in southern Monroe and Randolph Counties.

Began near Red Bud (38.2002, -90.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163936. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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