Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- June 21, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, New Baden
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -89.700
County sheriff reported wind gusts at least 60 mph with power lines down.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 21, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:33 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- June 21, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, Boulder
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -89.220
County sheriff reported power lines down in Boulder and near Carlyle Lake,
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- June 21, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, Germantown
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -89.530
County sheriff reported trees down on the east side of town.
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
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997
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: 5597899, 5597900, 5597901.