Strong Wind — Union, Illinois

2017-11-18 · Union, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A cold front surged southeast from Missouri across the lower Ohio Valley. Ahead of the front, strong south winds gusted close to 40 mph in some places. Immediately following the passage of the cold front and its associated line of thunderstorms, a short period of strong northwest winds occurred. At the Carbondale airport, winds gusted to 40 mph from the south early in the morning. There were two fatalities in Union County when a tree was blown into the bedroom of a mobile home three miles east of Anna. An adult man and his one-year-old daughter were both killed in the bedroom early in the morning. Following the passage of the cold front and its line of storms, northwest winds gusted to 43 mph at the Carbondale airport, 46 mph at the Carmi airport, and 41 mph at the Harrisburg airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.