Thunderstorm Wind in Hardin County, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind August 19, 2025 · Hardin County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Straight-line thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto Bassett School Rd.
The wider storm
A cold front sagged through the Quad State from north to south later in the day on the 19th. A jagged line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, dipping southward through mid afternoon. MLCAPE maxed out early afternoon around 3000-3500J/kg with DCAPE of 1200J/kg. Effective shear was limited, below 30kts. In Southern Illinois, the lone damage report was a tree blown down in Hardin County.
Began near Elizabethtown (37.4581, -88.2980).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289976. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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