High Wind, Alexander
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Illinois, April 20, 2000
Strong gusty west winds in the wake of a cold front caused scattered reports of minor wind damage. Peak gusts were measured around 50 MPH.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 19
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 PAH wrote it up.
Strong gusty west winds in the wake of a cold front caused scattered reports of minor wind damage. Peak gusts were measured around 50 MPH. There were several reports of downed trees and power lines. In Albion in Edwards County, a large oak tree was uprooted and smashed onto a trailer. Although the trailer was badly dented, the roof did not collapse.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Edwards
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gallatin
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hardin
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Johnson
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Massac
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perry
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pope
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pulaski
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saline
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Union
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wabash
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, White
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Williamson
- When
- April 20, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Michigan, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, April 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 2000
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: 5137710, 5137711, 5137712, 5137713, 5137714, 5137715, 5137716, 5137717, 5137718, 5137719, 5137720, 5137721, 5137722, 5137723, 5137724, 5137725, 5137726, 5137727, 5137728.