Thunderstorm Wind — Jasper, Illinois

2016-07-13 · near Newton, Jasper, Illinois

Event narrative

Numerous trees were blown down in Newton.

Wider weather episode

An approaching cold front interacted with a very warm and humid airmass to trigger a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon and early evening of July 13th. The line of storms produced wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and numerous reports of wind damage from the Illinois River Valley eastward to the Illinois-Indiana border. The most significant damage occurred when a downburst with winds of up to 90 mph flipped over a mobile home just north of Sailor Springs in Clay County. One person was injured.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 646879. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.