High Wind — Coles, Illinois

2024-09-27 · Coles, Illinois

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 66mph was measured at the Coles County Memorial Airport.

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 1218679. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.