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Thunderstorm Wind in Gallatin County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2024 · Gallatin County, Illinois

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree limbs were downed along IL-141 near New Haven as a thunderstorm moved southeastward across Gallatin County.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms dove southeastward through Southern Illinois during the late evening hours on the 29th. A few of these storms produced damaging wind gusts, downing trees and powerlines. MLCAPE fell from 3000 to 1500 J/kg over the course of the evening, while DCAPE remained around 1200 J/kg. Effective bulk shear was approximately 35 kts.

Began near Cottonwood (37.9086, -88.1388).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1203524. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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