High Wind in Menard, Illinois

High Wind March 14, 2025 · Menard, Illinois

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A park pavilion collapsed due to high winds. A power pole was also snapped.

The wider storm

An intense surface low pressure tracked onto the eastern Plains by the afternoon of Friday, March 14. Strong gradient winds produced frequent 40-50 mph gusts out of the south-southeast across central Illinois, with a few gusts as high as 60 mph. These winds produced scattered wind damage, including several instances of downed power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1240192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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