Thunderstorm Wind — Gallatin, Illinois

2024-07-29 · near Cottonwood, Gallatin, Illinois

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1203524. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.