Thunderstorm Wind in Effingham County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 2025 · Effingham 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 few 6-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.

The wider storm

An outflow boundary interacting with a very moist airmass characterized by surface dewpoints in the middle to upper 70s triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms across south-central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 20th. Scattered wind damage and flash flooding occurred...mainly south of a Shelbyville to Marshall line.

Began near Montrose (39.1700, -88.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1276256. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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