Thunderstorm Wind — Mcdonough, Illinois

2024-05-02 · near Adair, Mcdonough, Illinois

Event narrative

Media relayed a report of a photo of a large tree broken off 3 feet above the ground. The time was estimated from radar data.

Wider weather episode

Two severe storms tracked across McDonough County during the late afternoon and early evening of May 2, 2024. The first one produced large hail up to golf ball size. The second storm tracking nearly across the same areas produced large hail and some damaging winds. Heavy rains with the two storms resulted in some minor flooding of some creeks with some shallow water flowing across some county roadways.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.