Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- August 28, 3:25 AM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Hamilton
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs were blown down 2 miles northeast of town.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 28, 1993
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough
- When
- August 28, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Macomb
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough
- When
- August 28, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Colchester
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several 8-inch diameter trees were blown down 2 miles south of Colchester. A large tree was blown down at Industry.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough
- When
- August 28, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Industry
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several 8-inch diameter trees were blown down 2 miles south of Colchester. A large tree was blown down at Industry.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 28, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton County, Ipava
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar
- When
- August 28, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Coordinates
- 39.679, -87.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds stripped the brick facade off a store front and damaged trees. A tree fell on a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 28, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Beardstown
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. Some trees fell onto Highway 125, blocking it briefly.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 28, 1993
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 28, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, August 28, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, August 28, 1993
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10320738, 10322645, 10322646, 10322647, 10320622, 10320509, 10320610.