Thunderstorm Wind — Lawrence, Illinois

2024-04-18 · near Sumner, Lawrence, Illinois

Event narrative

Several large trees were blown down.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving frontal system aided the development of supercell thunderstorms by mid-afternoon, which eventually grew upscale into a line segment as they progressed across central and southeastern Illinois during the evening. A total of four tornadoes occurred across Logan and Macon counties in central Illinois. One injury occurred in Logan County when a semi-truck was blown over by one of the tornadoes. In addition to the tornadoes, scattered wind damage also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166951. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.