Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- June 20, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Fosterburg
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -90.067
Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 2000
Law enforcement officials reported power lines down in Wood River and Hartford. An amateur radio spotter reported wind gusts of 65 mph on his wind equipment.
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
- 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.
Law enforcement officials reported power lines down in Wood River and Hartford. An amateur radio spotter reported wind gusts of 65 mph on his wind equipment.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:21 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- June 20, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Wood River
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -90.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- June 20, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Hartford
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.833, -90.100
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 5151126, 5151127, 5151128.