Thunderstorm Wind — Jasper, Illinois

2016-06-15 · near Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois

Event narrative

Several power lines were blown down in Willow Hill.

Wider weather episode

A cold front interacting with a highly unstable airmass triggered severe thunderstorms across east-central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon of June 15th. The storms mainly impacted locations along and south of a Paris...to Mattoon...to Shelbyville line. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and hail up to the size of quarters was reported.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.0000, -88.0200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 637320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.