Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Illinois

2024-05-07 · near Huegely, Washington, Illinois

Event narrative

A large tree limb at least 10 inches in diameter fell from a tree.

Wider weather episode

During the night on May 6th, 2024, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across western Missouri and impacted the NWS St. Louis forecast area during the early morning of May 7th. A few instances of damaging straight-line wind was observed across parts of west-central and southwest Illinois.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173115. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.