Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- June 14, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Benton County, 3 mi E of Fowler
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.617, -87.267
Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 14, 2000
Severe thunderstorms with a large gust front in a north-south orientation, moved eastward out of Kankakee and Iroquois counties of Illinois. In a rual area east of Fowler, roof and window damage to several homes were reported, as well as severe damage occurring to several farm buildings.
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 LOT wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with a large gust front in a north-south orientation, moved eastward out of Kankakee and Iroquois counties of Illinois. In a rual area east of Fowler, roof and window damage to several homes were reported, as well as severe damage occurring to several farm buildings. Law enforcement reported a garage being moved one foot off of it's foundation. In the community of Brook, several trees were downed.
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- June 14, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Brook
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.867, -87.367
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 14, 2000
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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: 5152798, 5152799.