Thunderstorm Wind — St. Clair, Illinois

2016-07-13 · near East Carondelet, St. Clair, Illinois

Event narrative

A line of severe storms moved through St. Clair County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dupo, Centreville, Belleville, Swansea, Scott Air Force Base, Lebanon, and Mascoutah. Also, part of a roof was blown off of a structure in East Carondelet. In Belleville, a man was electrocuted after the storms moved through when he made contact with a fence that was charged by a live downed power line while trying to move a fallen tree limb.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe storms moved across the region during the afternoon hours of July 13th. There were numerous reports of wind damage with this line of storms. In Belleville (St. Clair County, Illinois), a man was electrocuted after the storms moved through when he made contact with a fence that was charged by a live downed power line while trying to move a fallen tree limb.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 659815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.