Thunderstorm Wind — Logan, Illinois

2017-04-29 · near Middletown, Logan, Illinois

Event narrative

A downburst with estimated 80mph winds impacted locations from Middeltown to 1.5 miles north of Burton View between 4:56 PM CDT and 5:15 PM CDT. 43 homes were damaged by falling trees and 29 power poles were snapped. Several large outbuildings and two grain bins were severely damaged. In addition, tree limbs were blown onto a car in Middletown.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure tracking along a stationary frontal boundary near the I-70 corridor brought widespread strong to severe thunderstorms to much of central and southeast Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of April 29th. A tornado briefly touched down in an open field northeast of Alexander in Morgan County. Elsewhere, thunderstorms packed winds of 60-70mph and caused significant wind damage. A downburst with estimated winds of 80mph caused property damage of around 2 million dollars in Middletown in Logan County. In addition to the strong winds, many of the storms dropped copious amounts of rain, causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were closed due to high water, including Highway 29 north of the McClugage Bridge in Peoria where a mudslide occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 691619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.