Thunderstorm Wind — Putnam, Illinois

2024-05-27 · near Florid, Putnam, Illinois

Event narrative

Reported 12 inch diameter tree limb reported down across Highway 26. The time was estimated from radar data.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening hours of May 27th, a few severe storms moved through Iowa, Illinois, and northeast Missouri. While there were not many storms, they remained strong to severe for most of the entire path through the area, producing large hail reports for the most part, along with some damaging winds, and one isolated EF0 tornado. Most notably, these storms produced significant swaths of small hail, accumulating deep enough to affect roads and leave piles near homes that lasted hours. Some areas of crops were damaged by the small hail and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1177757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.