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Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2024 · Montgomery County, Illinois

74 mph

Estimated gust (64 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

$1K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree atop a mobile home, knocked numerous limbs down, and flattened an estimated acre of wheat field on the south side of Litchfield.

The wider storm

Discrete thunderstorms developed in the late morning of May 24th in the free warm sector ahead of an approaching cold front. Portions of south central Illinois received multiple rounds of thunderstorms as they kept redeveloping behind ongoing convection. Overall, these areas received large hail, damaging winds, and over 8 inches of rain in some locations.

Began near Litchfield (39.1700, -89.6400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1174481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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