High Wind in Coles, Illinois

High Wind January 8, 2026 · Coles, Illinois

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A power line was blown down 1 mile north of Charleston around 9:15 PM CST.

The wider storm

A warm front surged northward through central Illinois during the afternoon of January 8th, introducing unseasonably warm temperatures in the lower to middle 60s. As low pressure and its associated cold front approached from the west, the pressure gradient tightened sufficiently to produce southwesterly winds of 20-30mph. Gusts reached 45-55mph at times east of the I-55 corridor...with a peak measured gust of 60mph at the Coles County Airport. Due to the gusty winds, minor wind damage was reported in Mattoon-Charleston in Coles County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1306640. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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