Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin
- When
- April 13, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Macoupin County, Girard
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -89.780
Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 13, 1998
Emergency Management officials reported a microburst with winds at least around 80 mph caused damage in a 6 to 8 block area of Girard. Power lines were downed, swing sets toppled, and fallen trees and limbs caused damage to several homes and an auto.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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 LSX wrote it up.
Emergency Management officials reported a microburst with winds at least around 80 mph caused damage in a 6 to 8 block area of Girard. Power lines were downed, swing sets toppled, and fallen trees and limbs caused damage to several homes and an auto.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:28 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
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Hail in California, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, April 13 to 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 13 to 14, 1998
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: 5636726.