Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- March 27, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Mt Sterling
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -90.770
Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 27, 1998
A tractor trailer truck was blown over on Highway 24 near Timewell. Skywarn spotters reported wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A tractor trailer truck was blown over on Highway 24 near Timewell. Skywarn spotters reported wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:42 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- March 27, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Timewell
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -90.870
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
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- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Maine, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New York, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Virginia, March 27 to 31, 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: 5632255, 5632256.