Thunderstorm Wind — Menard, Illinois

2021-08-12 · near Athens, Menard, Illinois

Event narrative

Several trees were blown down.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary frontal boundary interacting with a moist environment triggered numerous clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms across north-central Illinois during the morning of August 12th. Locally heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding across portions of McLean and Champaign counties, while a few of the cells produced hail as large as quarters. The activity eventually congealed into a linear structure, then began dropping southeastward across the remainder of central Illinois during the afternoon. Several wind damage reports were received along the line as wind gusts frequently exceeded 60 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.