Illinois, 2001Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 3, 2001
July 3, 2001 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 3, 1:05 PM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:05 PM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
205 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2001
TSRA FIRING UP ALONG A WK SURFACE ZONE OF CONVERGENCE FROM SW IL
INTO SE MO. AIRMASS VERY UNSTABLE WITH CAPE VALUES NEAR 3000-4000
J/KG IN THIS AREA. MEANWHILE TSRA APPROACHING SE IL AND SW IN...AS
THIS HAS HELD TOGETHER WHILE DROPPING SE FROM N IL. RUC AND RADAR
DATA SHOW EVIDENCE OF A MVC OVER CENTRAL IL. SO...OBVIOUSLY WILL
HAVE TSRA IN ZFP FOR TONIGHT. SPC IS MONITORING THE REGION FOR A
POSSIBLE WEATHER WATCH. WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR FOR BETTER
ORGANIZATION. STILL LOOKS LIKE A CHANCE OF CONVECTION ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY. MODELS PROG A PRE-FRONTAL TROF ACROSS THE CWFA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN
PLACE. SO WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE OF CONVECTION. THE ETA AND AVN DRY
THE AIRMASS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT
DECREASING...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH AN EVENING WORDING. CLOUDS IN
AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 48 HOURS.
NGM MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE PUSHING A COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH BY
THURSDAY. ALL THE MODELS FORECAST A SLIGHT EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF
THE RIDGE CENTER INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND THE ETA AND AVN
REALLY RETARD THE SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY THE
WESTERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
OF A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. IN ADDITION...THE MODELS MOVE UPPER
LEVEL S/WV ENERGY SE ACROSS MO ON THURSDAY INVOF THE FRONT IN NW FLOW
ALOFT...AND THUS DEPICT A CHANCE OF CONVECTION FOR MAINLY S AND SW
SECTIONS OF THE FA. FORECAST CONFIDENCE WITH REGARD TO THIS IS LOW
ATTM. FRIDAY STILL LOOKS DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY BUILDS IN. MRF
A LITTLE SLOWER WITH MOVING A FRONT SOUTH TOWARD THE FA SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...THE AVN MAINTAINS THAT THE NORTHERN COUNTIES MAY SEE A
CHANCE OF CONVECTION...SO WILL LEAVE IN FOR THE NORTHERN HALF TO
AVOID A FLIP FLOP FOR NOW. OTHERWISE...MRF MAINTAINS TAHE CHANCE FOR
SHRA AND TSRA SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND NOW CARRY IT INTO TUE.
GUIDANCE NUMBERS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT...AND GENERALLY FOLLOWED.
.PAH...NONE.
CN
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 3, 5:08 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1 mi N of West Frankfort
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.917, -88.917
Numerous trees were blown down in and near West Frankfort. Just north of West Frankfort, a few trees were down across Highway 37. In West Frankfort, a two-foot diameter tree knocked down power lines. A large tree limb fell on a car and damaged a roof. A tree fell on the side of a house and damaged the siding. Four power lines were down in the area.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 3, 2001$601,000 · 4 in hail · 23 events
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 3, 20012 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 3, 2001$110,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 3, 2001$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 3, 2001$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 3, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Wyoming, July 3, 2001$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 3, 2001$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 30 events
- Damaging Wind in California, July 3, 2001$30,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 3, 2001$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 3, 2001$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 20011.75 in hail · 9 events
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: 5257205.