Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- May 23, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, 2 mi E of O Fallon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -89.870
Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 23, 1998
The County Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down just east of O'Fallon. Freeburg officials reported trees and powerlines down around town.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
The County Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down just east of O'Fallon. Freeburg officials reported trees and powerlines down around town. Trees were also downed on the west side of Lebanon.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:25 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- May 23, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Freeburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -89.900
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- May 23, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Lebanon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -89.800
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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, May 23, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 23, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, May 23, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, May 1998
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: 5643600, 5643601, 5643602.