High Wind — Macon, Illinois

1996-03-25 · Macon, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Strong gradient winds caused minor damage across Central Illinois and caused a bizzare accident which killed one person. Winds gusting to between 40 and 55 mph caused a bedliner and a concrete block to be blown from the bed of the pickup truck. The concrete block was thrown through the windshield of a car travelling in the opposite direction. The block hit the driver's chest killing him. The winds blew down numerous power lines, tore off the roof of a building in Rushville, and metal shething and insulation from the roof of a mobile home was blown off in Bloomington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5539829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.