Franklin storm history

Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported across Franklin. There were numerous reports of shredded trees, broken siding and windows and damage to vehicles.

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH resulted in very large tree branches being downed in Upland, causing power outages.

A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-northwest of Macon.

Snowfall amounts ranged anywhere from 4 to 7 inches. The highest reported totals included 4.0 inches from Naponee. This snow, combined with the strong northerly winds, resulted in widespread white-out conditions.

Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area. The peak measured wind gust for the county was 58 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located seven miles north-northwest of Bloomington.

The peak measured wind gust was 58 MPH, recorded by a mesonet station located seven miles west of Macon.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.7 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Franklin.

Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.5 inches from CoCoRaHS observer located six miles north of Riverton.

Storm total amounts generally in the 1 to 4 inch range were reported across the county.

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles east-northeast of Huntley.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in three damaged power poles in the area.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in minor tree damage in town.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles east-northeast of Huntley.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles west of Macon.

A social media report noted a flipped irrigation pivot four miles southwest of Hildreth. A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles south-southwest of Hildreth.

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles north-northwest of Bloomington.

A wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles west-northwest of Riverton.

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles west of Macon.

A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-northwest of Riverton.

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles west of Macon.

Frequent gusts of 50 to 60 MPH occurred based on surrounding area observations.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles west of Macon.

Measured and estimated snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 4 inches.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches across the county.

Wind chill values of -30 to -45 were common mainly on the 13th-14th, based on area observations.

Snow amounts of 2 to 5 inches fell across the county. Measured amounts included 4.5 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer located five miles south-southeast of Hildreth and 2.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers located in Naponee.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 6 inches across the county, partially based off totals from surrounding counties. A local total of 5.0 inches was reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer located in Naponee.

Snowfall amounts of mainly 3-7 inches blanketed the county. A total of 7.0 inches was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer six miles north of Riverton and 4.5 inches was reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer in Naponee.

The highest reported snowfall totals included 4.5 inches from Upland and 4.0 inches from Bloomington and Naponee.