Thunderstorm Wind, Bond
- When
- July 18, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bond County, Old Ripley
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -89.567
Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 2000
Thunderstorms winds downed some trees damaging a couple of vehicles in Old Ripley. The chimney of a church was blown off and a downed tree blocked Route 140 at the Pocahontas Road intersection.
Where it happened
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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.
Thunderstorms winds downed some trees damaging a couple of vehicles in Old Ripley. The chimney of a church was blown off and a downed tree blocked Route 140 at the Pocahontas Road intersection.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bond
- When
- July 18, 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Bond County, 2 mi E of Old Ripley
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -89.533
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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- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 18, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 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: 5165042, 5165043.