Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 17, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Fairview Hgts
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.567, -90.000
Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 17, 2000
Severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts around 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines across the area. Illinois power reported up to 52,000 customers of the Metro East lost power during the storms.
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
- 4
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.
Severe thunderstorms producing wind gusts around 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines across the area. Illinois power reported up to 52,000 customers of the Metro East lost power during the storms. Scott Air Force Base measured a wind gust of 76 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 17, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, O Fallon
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -89.900
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 17, 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Scott Afb
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -89.850
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 17, 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Belleville
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -89.983
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
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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: 5173514, 5173515, 5173516, 5173517.