Thunderstorm Wind — Effingham, Illinois

2024-07-30 · near Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

Event narrative

A powerline was blown down in the Lake Sara area.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along the nose of the nocturnal low-level jet in eastern Nebraska during the late evening of July 29th...then tracked southeastward across south-central Illinois during the morning of July 30th. The storms produced sporadic wind damage along and south of a Macomb...to Lincoln...to Lawrenceville line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.