Thunderstorm Wind in Rock Island County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2026 · Rock Island County, Illinois

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS at the Moline-Quad Cities Airport measured a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 60 knots.

The wider storm

A strong storm system for mid-June brought two rounds of thunderstorm on Wednesday June 17th. The strongest round of storms occurred during the morning hours that brough damaging winds (some significant), heavy rain, and two EF-1 tornadoes in Illinois which occurred in Monmouth and Warsaw.

Many trees fell and power lines were damaged, along with several reports of flash flooding. There were also 4-5 train cars that were pushed off the railroad just south of Monmouth, IL in Warren County due to significant straight-line winds (estimated near 100 mph). Additional train cars derailed as a result of these cars being blown off.

Began near (mli) Quad City Arpt (41.4500, -90.5000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Warren County EF1 Hancock County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337538. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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