High Wind in Coles, Illinois

High Wind March 15, 2026 · Coles, Illinois

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Coles County Airport (KMTO) measured a 59 mph wind gust. Broadcast media relayed a public report that an unhealthy hardwood tree was uprooted one mile southeast of Mattoon.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system (987 mb) moved across Illinois during the afternoon of Sunday, March 15, 2026. Well ahead of a line of thunderstorms along the cold front, strong synoptic wind gusts occurred across the warm sector. Several gusts between 45 and 60 mph were measured during the late morning and early afternoon, with the highest measured gust of 62 mph occurring at the Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport. These winds produced scattered wind damage, mainly east of I-55.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323767. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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