Thunderstorm Wind in Randolph County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2024 · Randolph County, Illinois

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds caused a power pole to fall across a roadway and a tree to fall on a house south of Red Bud. There was minor damage to the house. Several trees and power lines were knocked down in Sparta, and there was a tree down over a roadway near Eden. Cities in the path of the storm include Baldwin and Houston.

The wider storm

Numerous severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in southwest Illinois from early afternoon into the evening on May 8th.

Began near Red Bud (38.2100, -90.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173213. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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