Thunderstorm Wind in Fulton County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind March 6, 2026 · Fulton 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 power pole was snapped and a tree was blown over.

The wider storm

An upper-level disturbance interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass triggered a line of thunderstorms in the Illinois River Valley during the late afternoon of March 6th. As the line progressed eastward, a few of the stronger cells produced marginally severe hail and a few reports of minor wind damage. A second line of convection formed near the Mississippi River later in the evening and produced a couple wind and hail reports in Fulton County toward midnight.

Began near Smithfield (40.4700, -90.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319593. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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