Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Illinois

2025-04-02 · near Elkton, Washington, Illinois

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds broke several large limbs off of trees.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and early evening of April 2, 2025, numerous strong to severe thunderstorms impacted southeast and east-central Missouri as well as south-central Illinois. Large hail, damaging wind, and a few tornadoes were observed. This activity occurred on the northwest extent of a significant tornado outbreak later that evening across the Ohio River Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.