Thunderstorm Wind in Shelby County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2025 · Shelby County, Illinois

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was blown onto power lines.

The wider storm

A slow-moving cold front interacting with a moderately unstable but weakly sheared environment triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms primarily along and south of a Paris to Taylorville line during the afternoon of July 6th. A couple of the cells produced wind gusts of around 60mph, resulting in isolated wind damage in parts of Coles and Shelby counties.

Began near Shelbyville (39.4098, -88.7868).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1261861. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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