Thunderstorm Wind — Rock Island, Illinois

2025-05-20 · near Coyne Center, Rock Island, Illinois

Event narrative

A trained spotter report that a 7 inch diameter tree was uprooted this afternoon. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

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 1259761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.