Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 2001

Name: Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 2001
Start: 2001-06-14T16:55
End: 2001-06-14T18:36
Location: Illinois

June 14, 2001 · NWS ILX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

9 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 1:30 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:30 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
230 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

FORECAST CHALLENGES THIS PD INCLUDE TIMING OF CONVECTION OVR CWA
THIS EVENING AND MOVMNT OF CDFNT ACRS STATE ON FRI. LONGER TERM
CONCERN INCLUDES MCS DVLPMT AND MOVMT TO OUR WEST LT SAT NIGHT INTO
SUN AND AGAIN SUN NIGHT INTO MON MRNG.

18Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATING CDFNT STILL ARND THE SUX AND OMA AREAS
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT EWD MOVMT SINCE 15Z. ETA MODEL HAD THE BEST
FRONTAL POSITION AT 18Z WITH THE AVN TOO QUICK. WL STAY WITH THE ETA
MODEL THIS FCST PACKAGE AS ITS RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY HAS BEEN THE
BEST WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND STRONG UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER WRN
SOUTH DAKOTA. LARGE SCALE ASCENT/UPR LVL DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF JET FORECAST ACRS STATE IN THE 06Z-12Z TIME
FRAME SO BEST CHANCES FOR WDSPRD RAINFALL WL BE LT TNT INTO THE MID
MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. PWATS IN THE 1.75-2.00 INCH RANGE SO WL
MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACRS THE WRN HALF OF THE CWA. ETA
FRONTAL POSITION SUGGESTS BNDRY TO BE JUST WEST OF PIA BY 12Z WITH
FRONTAL DEFINITION BECOMING LESS DEFINED AS MAIN UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT
SHIFTS WELL NORTH INTO SRN CANADA. 850-500 MB OMEGA SHIFTS EAST OF
CWA AFTR 18Z SO WL CUT PRECIP CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
MORNING.

CDFNT TO SHIFT EAST OF THE STATE BY LATE AFTN FRIDAY AS PACIFIC AIR
MASS INVADES THE MIDWEST FOR PART OF THE WEEKEND. SFC HIGH TO MOVE
ACRS TO OUR SOUTH ON SATURDAY WITH RIDGE AXIS FCST TO SHIFT TO OUR
EAST SAT NIGHT. RETURN FLOW ALRDY SETTING UP ACRS THE PLAINS WITH
ETA MCS MACROS INDICATING FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE THETA-E ADV MOVING
ACRS NRN MO AND SRN IA SAT NIGHT AND SUN MRNG. AVN NOT AS AGGRESSIVE
SAT NIGHT BUT PICKS UP ON LOW AND MID LVL WARM ADV PATTERN SETTING
UP TO OUR WEST SUN NIGHT. EXTENDED NOT AS CLEAR CUT AS ORIGINALLY
THOUGHT AS MIDWEST BETWEEN WEST-EAST ORIENTATED RIDGE AND STRONGER
WESTERLY FLOW JUST TO OUR NORTH...AN OFTEN FAVORED LOCATION FOR
MCS DVLPMT. JUST WHERE THESE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND
MOVE EARLY NEXT WEEK IS A REAL CHALLENGE. FOR NOW...WL INTRODUCE
CHANCES OF PRECIP SUN NIGHT INTO MONDAY ACRS THE NORTH AND LEAVE THE
REST OF THE EFP AS IS AND SEE HOW LATER MODEL RUNS HANDLE THE RIDGE
POSITION FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NOT A GREAT DEAL TO ARGUE ABOUT WITH
GUID TNT...HOWEVER...WITH THE TREND TO SLOW DOWN THE FRONT AND PRECIP
ON FRIDAY...WL TEND TO KEEP THE NUMBERS BELOW GUID...ESP EAST.

THANKS TO LOT AND DVN FOR THE COORD THIS AFTN.

...PRELIMINARY CCF FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES ONLY...

SPI TB 068/083 057/084 062 44851
PIA WB 066/080 055/082 060 44851
DEC TB 068/083 057/084 062 44851
CMI TB 068/078 056/082 060 44862
MTO TB 069/082 059/082 062 44762
LWV TB 072/084 060/085 064 44662

.ILX...NONE.

SMITH

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: June 14, 4:55 PM CST to 4:57 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County, Huntsville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.183, -90.867

Numerous tree limbs and several small trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: June 14, 5:18 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where: Knox County, 3 mi SW of Galesburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.917, -90.400

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines on the south side of Galesburg and in Knoxville. Also, a couple of buildings sustained minor roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 14, 5:31 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton County, Cuba
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.500, -90.200

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria

When: June 14, 5:45 PM CST to 6:26 PM CST
Where: Peoria County, Countywide
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.783, -89.717

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down countywide. In Peoria, the top 40 feet of a 120 foot high communications tower was blown down. It caused roof damage to the building it was next to before landing on the road below it.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: June 14, 5:50 PM CST to 6:21 PM CST
Where: Mason County, Bath
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.200, -90.150

Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stark

When: June 14, 6:02 PM CST to 6:07 PM CST
Where: Stark County, Wyoming
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.067, -89.767

A two foot diameter tree was blown over. Also, an empty grain bin was partially caved in by the winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When: June 14, 6:05 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Tazewell County, Pekin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.567, -89.633

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 14, 6:10 PM CST to 6:31 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Camp Grove
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.083, -89.650

Numerous trees were blown over onto Illinois Route 40, near Camp Grove. Numerous tree limbs were blown down countywide.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: June 14, 6:28 PM CST to 6:36 PM CST
Where: Woodford County, Spring Bay
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.817, -89.517

A tree was blown down across the road in Spring Bay and several power lines were blown down in Metamora.

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

Every storm in Illinois in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, June 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: 5251448, 5251449, 5251450, 5251451, 5251452, 5251453, 5251454, 5251515, 5251516.