Thunderstorm Wind in Marshall County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2026 · Marshall County, Illinois

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A barn was destroyed, a grain bin was damaged, and several trees were blown over.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary well ahead of a slow-moving cold front during the early morning of May 16th. Due to a dry sub-cloud environment, the cells were able to produce damaging wind gusts of 60-80mph north of a Galesburg to Minonk line. Later in the morning, a collapsing shower resulted in downburst winds of around 80mph and widespread damage across western parts of Jacksonville in Morgan County.

Began near Camp Grove (41.0288, -89.5821).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1339984. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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