Thunderstorm Wind — Putnam, Illinois

2019-11-27 · near Granville, Putnam, Illinois

Event narrative

An NWS Storm Survey determined that straight-line thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in Granville, Illinois during the early morning hours. The winds snapped power poles, uprooted and snapped trees, and caused roof damage at several homes and business. The maximum winds were estimated between 90 to 100 MPH. The damage path was approximately 1 mile long and one half mile wide.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system developed across the eastern Great Plains and Midwest during the afternoon of November 26, and brought a strong cold front across the area from the evening through the early hours of the 27th. Several rounds of showers and strong thunderstorms develop along this front, some of which produced severe wind gusts. Damage was limited mainly to trees, and mainly occurred over southeast Iowa and west central Illinois. A NWS Storm Survey determined straight-line thunderstorm winds estimated between 90 and 100 MPH caused extensive damage in Granville, IL.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 863673. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.