Strong Wind — Massac, Illinois

2024-09-27 · Massac, Illinois

Event narrative

A few trees were downed with power lines over the span of an hour in Massac County, with locations including Riepe Ridge, Mill Springs, and Hamletsburg Roads. Heavy rain through the day saturated soils and made trees more susceptible to wind damage.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way through the Quad State region with heavy rainfall in Southern Illinois of 3 to 6 inches with the highest totals located in the southeastern counties: Saline, Gallatin, and Hardin. Despite the high rainfall totals, hourly rainfall rates remained low enough to keep flooding issues from developing. Several strong wind gusts of 40+ mph were observed and tree damage was reported as saturated soils made trees more susceptible.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215967. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.