Thunderstorm Wind — Clinton, Illinois

2024-04-07 · near Carlyle Res South, Clinton, Illinois

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported trees down on Hazlet Park Road and 3 to 4 inch diameter branches down elsewhere. A food trailer was also flipped over.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of April 7th, convection fired along a cold front stretching along the Mississippi River. There was an isolated threat of severe weather through the evening hours. Portions of Clinton and Marion counties were impacted by this, seeing isolated large hail, damaging winds, and an EF-1 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.