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Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind April 20, 2025 · Monroe County, Illinois

64 mph
Estimated gust (56 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media reported estimated 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts in Waterloo. They also reported visibility near zero statute miles coinciding with the wind gust.

The wider storm

During the early evening of Sunday, April 20, 2025 (Easter Sunday) a line of severe thunderstorms responsible for multiple tornadoes and wind damage in Missouri crossed into Illinois. The line went on to produce 6 tornadoes spanning west-central, south-central, and southwest Illinois and no shortage of wind damage.

Began near Waterloo (38.3300, -90.1600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1242652. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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