Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon
- When
- May 8, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County, Glenarm
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -89.650
Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 8, 1996
5 miles east southeast of Loami. 5 miles east southeast of Loami.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- 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 damaged one home and blew down several trees 2.5 miles east southeast of Loami. Also, three grain bins and a machine shed were damaged 3.5 miles east southeast of Loami. As the storm moved east it blew down a tree which landed onto a mobile home in Glenarm, causing some damage. No one was injured and damage was estimated around $150,000.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:21 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
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 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: 5559858.