Thunderstorm Wind — Mercer, Illinois

2025-05-20 · near Sherrard, Mercer, Illinois

Event narrative

A public report of two 2 to 3 inch diameter tree branches snapped by thunderstorm winds.

Wider weather episode

A surface low with an attendant warm front moved across eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois. This low system brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to the area. Overall widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches fell. Severe thunderstorms also developed during the afternoon hours. These thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts along the Interstate 80 corridor in northwest Illinois.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259759. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.