Thunderstorm Wind — Rock Island, Illinois

2025-08-18 · near Coal Vly, Rock Island, Illinois

Event narrative

Power lines were blown down in Coal Valley.

Wider weather episode

Hot weather resulted in daily episodes of clusters of storms with damaging winds, isolated hail, and some areas of flash flooding from August 12 through August 18th. The most widespread activity occurred August 15th, and 18th, when several lines of storms moved through the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275178. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.