Thunderstorm Wind — Jasper, Illinois
2017-04-26 · near St Marie, Jasper, Illinois
$10K
Property damage
61 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A hog confinement building was destroyed near the Jasper-Crawford County line.
Wider weather episode
A cold front triggered scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across southeast Illinois during the afternoon of April 26th. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of 65-75mph, as well as hail as large as half dollars. The most heavily impacted areas were from near Ste. Marie in Jasper County northeastward to Oblong in Crawford County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 691561. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.