Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- February 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Warsaw
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -91.433
Semi truck overturned by strong wind.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 29, 2000
A mini bow echo developed over extreme Northeast Missouri during the early evening and continued northeast into portions of Hancock and McDonough counties. Winds of 60 to 70 mph produced scattered reports of damage.
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 DVN wrote it up.
A mini bow echo developed over extreme Northeast Missouri during the early evening and continued northeast into portions of Hancock and McDonough counties. Winds of 60 to 70 mph produced scattered reports of damage. The strong winds were also responsible for knocking out power in the communities of Carthage, Basco, Denver and Adrian.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:00 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- February 29, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, 2 mi N of Basco
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -91.200
Roof blown off barn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- February 29, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, West Pt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -91.183
Top half of the south wall of a barn was blown in by strong wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough
- When
- February 29, 7:44 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, 3 mi SE of Blandinsville
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.517, -90.833
64 mph wind gust measured by trained spotter.
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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- High Wind in Kansas, February 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 29, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, February 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 29, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 29, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 29, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, February 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, February 29, 2000
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: 5134408, 5134409, 5134410, 5134407.