Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2024 · Lawrence County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
Supercell thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary from central Missouri into south-central Illinois along the I-70 corridor during the late afternoon and evening of May 26th. The storms eventually congealed into a line and swept eastward, causing significant wind damage across the southern portions of Clay, Richland, and Lawrence counties. Damage surveys revealed two tornadoes touched down...an EF-2 in Clay County northwest of Xenia and an EF-1 in Lawrence County south of Sumner.
Began near Lawrenceville Arpt (38.7600, -87.6100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1183304. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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