High Wind — Crawford, Illinois

2024-09-27 · Crawford, Illinois

Event narrative

Strong winds gusting 55-65mph caused minor wind damage across Crawford County. Several small tree branches were blown down 1 mile northeast of Robinson.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Hurricane Helene lifted slowly northwestward across Kentucky during the afternoon of September 27th...with a 988mb low analyzed near Louisville, Kentucky by early evening. As the pressure gradient tightened, very strong winds developed across central Illinois. The strongest wind gusts of 55-65mph were concentrated along and southeast of a Champaign to Decatur line, where scattered minor wind damage occurred. A peak wind gust of 66mph was measured at the Coles County Memorial Airport between Mattoon and Charleston.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.