Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- October 3, 9:08 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Galesburg Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.933, -90.433
Several trees were blown down one mile south of Gilson.
Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:07 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stark
- When
- October 3, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Stark County, Wyoming
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -89.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- October 3, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County, 1 mi E of Little America
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.417, -90.017
A large tree was blown down across Illinois Highway 24, one mile east of Illinois Route 78.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- October 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Toluca
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -89.133
A tree was blown over onto a car in Toluca, causing moderate damage. No injuries were reported.
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
- Flooding in Florida, October 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, October 3 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 3, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, October 3, 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: 5174784, 5174785, 5174786, 5174787.