Richland storm history

Three consecutive days of temperatures in the middle 90s and heat index values around 100 contributed to the hyperthermia death of a toddler in Noble. The 19 month old child was found unresponsive in a room that was not air conditioned during the early evening of June 8th. The ch…

Weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow across Richland County...including 7.5 inches 1 mile northwest of Claremont. Due to snow-covered and hazardous roadways, numerous traffic accidents were reported.

Numerous tree branches were blown down across Olney.

Several large tree limbs were blown down.

A tree was blown down near the intersection of East IL-250 and West North Avenue on the west side of Olney.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the roadway near 700 North and 700 East.

A large tree limb was blown down across the roadway near 1000 North and 1600 East.

A prolonged stretch of dangerous heat and humidity occurred across the Midwest. Peak afternoon heat indices were near or over 110 degrees each day, and heat indices remained above 80 degrees overnight. A mesonet station one mile northwest of Olney recorded a maximum heat index of…

A two-day stretch of dangerous heat and humidity occurred across the Midwest as high temperatures climbed into the 90s while dewpoints were in the upper 70s or low 80s. In Richland County, a mesonet station north of Olney measured a maximum heat index of 114 degrees on July 27.

Power lines were blown down.

Temperatures between zero and ten degrees below zero and wind speeds of 25 to 35 mph resulted in a prolonged period of wind chills colder than 25 degrees below zero.

Weather observers across Richland County reported around 1 inch of snow. Several traffic accidents occurred as water froze on roadways. In addition, temperatures plunging below zero created life-threatening conditions for anyone venturing outside.

Water was flowing across Route 130 just north of Parkersburg.

A large tree was blown down on North East Street a few yards from Carle Richland Memorial Hospital.

Route 250 was closed west of Olney due to flooding.

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Several small tree limbs were blown down.

Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down on East Deer Farm Lane.

Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down.

Grain bins were damaged by strong winds.

Several power poles and power lines were blown down.

Weather observers measured 3 to 6 inches of snow across Richland County...including 5.9 inches 2 miles south of Olney. The snowfall created hazardous driving conditions, which led to several traffic accidents across the area.

Numerous trees and large tree branches were blown down across Olney, including some that fell onto houses and cars. One falling tree clipped part of the roof and brick facade of an apartment complex on Main Street.

A tornado touched down in a field about 2.5 miles south of Noble near County Road 400 East at 5:01 PM CDT. The tornado quickly dissipated by 5:02 PM CDT. No damage occurred.

Weather observers reported 9 to 12 inches of snow across Richland County from the evening of February 14th through the morning of February 16th...including 11.8 2 miles northeast of Olney and 11.5 1 mile east of Dundas. Numerous traffic accidents occurred due to snow-covered and …

A barn was blown over northwest of Olney.

Nearly 2.00 inches of rain fell within an hour in the central part of Richland County between 0730 and 0830 AM CDT. This resulted in flash flooding from about Olney to Dundas. Due to recent heavy rainfall, roads flooded quickly because of ditches that were already full of water. …

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted Richland County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 4.50 to 6.50 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during th…

Heavy rain of 3.00 to 4.00 inches, falling onto already saturated ground, resulted in flash flooding in extreme eastern Richland County from the late evening of June 11th into the early morning of June 12th. The heaviest rain and most significant flooding extended from Claremont …

A pine tree was blown onto a house and another tree was blown across a driveway in Olney.