Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- February 27, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Macon County, 4 mi NW of Decatur
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -89.000
Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
Thunderstorm winds estimated around 80 mph caused extensive damage to the Decatur-Macon County Fairgrounds. One building was destroyed and a motor home was damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds estimated around 80 mph caused extensive damage to the Decatur-Macon County Fairgrounds. One building was destroyed and a motor home was damaged. Six boats inside the building were damaged as well. The Grandstand roof sustained some minor damage. Also, there was some roof damage to one home nearby and siding damage to several others. Damage was estimated around $250,000.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, February 27, 1996
More
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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: 5539572.