Thunderstorm Wind — Henderson, Illinois

2021-04-07 · near Stronghurst, Henderson, Illinois

Event narrative

A spotter reported a snapped tree and a power line down on social media.

Wider weather episode

A slowly moving storm system brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri during the day on Wednesday April 7, 2021. The heavy rainfall occurred south of a Fairfield to Galesburg line with reports ranging from 1.13 inches in Burlington to 1.80 inches in Bushnell Illinois. A few of these thunderstorms became severe and produced damaging winds in McDonough, Henderson, and Hancock Counties during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Damage was also reported to some mobile homes and a garage on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids due to a weak tornado that caused one minor injury.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 951122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.