Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Illinois

2017-07-23 · near Oblong, Crawford, Illinois

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A large tree and numerous tree branches were blown down in Olney. Power was knocked out across town.

Wider weather episode

Isolated strong thunderstorms developed across southeast Illinois during the late evening of July 22nd...with one cell producing 60mph wind gusts near Olney in Richland County. Meanwhile, a large cluster of severe thunderstorms developed much further west along a stationary frontal boundary near Kansas City. These storms tracked eastward into southeast Illinois during the pre-dawn hours of July 23rd, producing 60-70mph wind gusts and sporadic wind damage south of the I-70 corridor.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 712061. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.