Thunderstorm Wind — Macoupin, Illinois

2025-05-16 · near Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage of an unknown extent throughout Carlinville.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.2800, -89.8800)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.