Thunderstorm Wind — Madison, Illinois
2025-05-16 · near Highland, Madison, Illinois
$5K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds knocked one tree down. The tree took out a transformer and power pole as it fell.
Wider weather episode
During the afternoon of May 16th, numerous supercells developed ahead of a cold front and within a favorable environment for high-end severe weather. These thunderstorms produced the St. Louis tornado which tracked into Madison County. Elsewhere, there were numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.