Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- July 29, 9:33 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Galesburg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -90.370
Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 29, 1996
Thunderstorm winds blew over a greenhouse in a store parking lot, as well as several swing sets in Galesburg. Also, several trees and tree limbs were blown down and one sign sustained minor damage.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 blew over a greenhouse in a store parking lot, as well as several swing sets in Galesburg. Also, several trees and tree limbs were blown down and one sign sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported and damage to the greenhouse was estimated around $2,000.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:27 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
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- Tornado in North Dakota, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Iowa, July 29, 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: 5568307.