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Strong Wind in Wabash, Illinois

Strong Wind January 14, 2026 · Wabash, Illinois

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mostly healthy tree blew down onto a vehicle north of Mount Carmel.

The wider storm

Breezy northwesterly winds behind a cold front resulted in gusts reaching up to around 40mph in far Southwestern Illinois and along the I-64 corridor during the midday to afternoon hours as high pressure moved towards the Midwest. A tree was blown down onto a vehicle north of Mount Carmel.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1313217. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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