Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- January 18, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLean County, Bloomington/Mclean/ to Heyworth
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -89.070
Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 18, 1996
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed, blew down numerous power lines, and blew off the roof of a home in McLean. Also, 59 mph winds were reported at McLean County Airport and 67 mph winds were reported by the ESDA office in Bloomington.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 destroyed a large shed, blew down numerous power lines, and blew off the roof of a home in McLean. Also, 59 mph winds were reported at McLean County Airport and 67 mph winds were reported by the ESDA office in Bloomington. The winds also blew off the roof of an apartment building in Bloomington and blew down a house that was under construction in Hayworth.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:01 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Oklahoma, January 18 to 20, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 18, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, January 18, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, January 18, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alabama, January 18 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 18, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 18, 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: 5535339.