Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- July 18, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander County, Cairo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -89.183
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 18, 2001
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 18, 12:00 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 12:00 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 100 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001 PRIMARY FCST CHALLENGE IS ON NEXT TWO VORTS. IR PICS SHOW 1ST POTENT VORT JUST UPSTREAM WITH COOLING TOPS/INCREASING LTG STRIKES IN STL VCNTY...EXTENDING WWARD ALONG QUASI-STNRY LOW LAYER BOUNDARY...AS FAR WEST EVEN AS MCI. NOTE H7 CAPPING TEMPS 10-12C PLUS INHIBITING CONVECTION IN STILL SOUPY AIR MASS TO SOUTH AND WEST OF BOUNDARY. MODELS PRODUCE DIFFERING SOLUTIONS ON EXACT TRACKS AND TIMING OF TWO COMPLEXES BUT IN GENERAL THEIR DIFFERENCES WON'T MAJORLY AFFECT ZFP WORDING. PER RECENT COORDINATION WITH SPC...1ST POTENT VORT SLIDING SE OUT OF STL WL BE ENCOUNTERING MOISTURE RICH AND DIURNALLY JUICED ATMOSPHERE IN PAH FA...WITH UPCOMING WW FOR MUCH OF AREA THRU 23Z. SHOULD BE A LULL THEN IN EARLY NIGHT ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING NEXT CHC PCPN AS 2ND VORT TOPS RIDGE AND SLIDES SE JUST EAST OF MID LEVEL CAPPING. SUM EFFECT IS HIGHEST POPS NORTH AND EAST...TAPERING TO LOWER POPS SOUTH AND WEST THRU THU. MAY HAVE TO LINGER POPS SW INTO THU NIGHT AS LOW LAYER BOUNDARY PIVOTS IN WAKE OF AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEMS. LATEST EXTENDED GUIDANCE MINIMIZES CHC PCPN AS BROAD SCALE UPPER HIGH CIRCULATION AND MID LEVEL CAP STRENGTHENS...SO WL FOLLOW IN LIKE MANNER WITH NEEDED EXTENDED MODIFICATIONS. GUIDANCE IS GENERALLY IN SYNCH AND PERFORMING FAIRLY WELL...AND WITH OVERALL PATTERN PERSISTENCE WL OFFER JUST MINOR TWEEKS. .PAH...NONE. DH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
ILZ081-084>086-088-089-MOZ076-182030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 300 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 300 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR GALATIA ILLINOIS TO PERRYVILLE MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA WILL REACH A RUDEMENT ILLINOIS...TO JONESBORO ILLINOIS...TO UNIONTOWN MISSOURI LINE BY 330 PM CDT. JAP
Local storm report, Jul 18, 2:17 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
317 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0309 PM NEW BURNSIDE IL WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 JOHNSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
CENTRAL DISPATCH
0314 PM BREWER MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
07/18/01 PERRY REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0310 PM HARRISBURG IL WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 SALINE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNSpecial weather statement, Jul 18, 2:29 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
ILZ080-084>091-094-KYZ007-010-MOZ076-086-087-182100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 329 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 325 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR CAVE IN ROCK ILLINOIS...TO VIENNA ILLINOIS...TO PATTON MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA WILL REACH A MARION KENTUCKY...TO METROPOLIS ILLINOIS...TO MARBLE HILL MISSOURI LINE BY 4 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. JAP
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:05 PM CST, 40 minutes before
ILZ088>094-KYZ004-005-007-010-011-013-MOZ086-087-111-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 405 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY... AT 405 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR DAWSON SPRINGS KENTUCKY TO MARBLE HILL MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING... TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA WILL REACH A PRINCETON KENTUCKY TO DONGOLA MISSOURI LINE BY 430 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF FLOODING IN LzOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:33 PM CST, 12 minutes before
ILZ092-093-KYZ002>006-008-009-011>013-MOZ111-112-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 433 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY... AT 430 PM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR DAWSON SPRINGS KENTUCKY TO KELSO MISSOURI. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA WILL REACH A CADIZ KENTUCKY TO SIKESTON MISSOURI LINE BY 5 PM CDT. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRO>NE AREAS.
Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:41 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
441 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0415 PM EDDYVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 LYON SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
EDDYVILLE AND AROUND THE
COUNTY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0410 PM 2N CAPE GIRARDEAU MO WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 CAPE GIRARDEAU NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
REPORTED BY CAPE
GIRARDEAU EOC.
0443 PM STELLA KY WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 CALLOWAY TREE DOWN AND NUMEROUS
LIMBS REPORTED BY COUNTY
EOC
0444 PM 5N FENTON KY WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 TRIGG TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COUNTY EOC.
0440 PM PULASKI CITY IL WIND DAMAGE
07/18/01 PULASKI TREE DOWN AND NUMEROUS
LIMBS REPORTED BY COUNTY
EOC.The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 18 to 19, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 18, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 18 to 19, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 18, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 18, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 18, 2001
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 18, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 18, 2001
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 18, 2001
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 18, 2001
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 18, 2001
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, July 2001
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: 5257515.