Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 10, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Centralia
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.533, -89.133
Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 2003
The County Sheriff Department reported numerous trees and power lines down across parts of Marion County. In Centralia, one man suffered minor injuries when the pick-up truck he was driving was struck by a falling tree.
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
- 1
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
The County Sheriff Department reported numerous trees and power lines down across parts of Marion County. In Centralia, one man suffered minor injuries when the pick-up truck he was driving was struck by a falling tree.
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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 1:00 PM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:00 PM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 200 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 ETA AND AVN MODLS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND THE SOUTH PORTION OF CWA... CO FLOOD GUD INDICATED 1-2 OF RAIN FOR TNGT. SGF HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTION OF MISSOURI CLOUSE TO OUR AREA...SO WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FAM AREA TNGT. OTHERWISE A WET FCST ON TAP FOR OUR CWA. TONIGHT MOST OF THE RAIN WILL STAY CNTRL AND SOUTH. CONTINUE WITH GOOD CHC FOR WED AND WED NIGHT. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT JUST A CHC WILL DO FOR US...A WEAK UPPPER TROF ALONG WITH SFC FRNT WILL PRODUCE RAIN MAIN IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF MO. THE CHC WILL CONTINUE FRI THRU SUN. TEMPS FCST WILL BE CLOUSE TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR... MEX LOOK OK. .STL...A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN ONE THIRD OF OUT CWA TNGT. CITIES IN THIS WATCH ARE...FARMINTON...PATOSI...STE GENEVIEVE...CUBA...ELLINGTON....LATTY...STEELVILLE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 4:40 AM CST, 13 hours 25 minutes before
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 540 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN BY LATE MORNING...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST THOMAS MISSOURI EAST TO NASHVILLE ILLINOIS. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CUBA...ELLINGTON...FARMINGTON AND SPARTA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX (ALL LOWER CASE) GKS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:16 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0505 PM 3S WARRENTON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 WARREN SEVERAL LARGE TREES
DOWNED ON HWY U. REPORTED
BY WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0505 PM BOURBON MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/10/03 CRAWFORD ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS
DOWNED. REPORTED BY
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:25 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
525 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM WENTZVILLE MO 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/10/03 ST CHARLES REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR.
0520 PM 1N MARTHASVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 WARREN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0520 PM NEW MELLE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:47 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
547 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM OFALLON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
PUBLIC REPORT.
0535 PM ST. PETERS MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE
DOWNED AT MEXICO AND MID
RIVERS ROAD. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:58 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
558 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM JENNINGS MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
ST LOUIS COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0550 PM IMPERIAL MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 JEFFERSON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:10 PM CST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
610 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM BARNHART MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 JEFFERSON TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:51 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
651 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0605 PM FENTON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS INTERSTATE SIGNS BLOWN
DOWN...WINDOWS BLOWN OUT
AND PART OF ROOF TORN OFF
STRATFORD INN. REPORTED
BY ST LOUIS COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.
0610 PM RICHMOND HEIGHTS MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. PUBLIC
REPORT.
0614 PM 5E BELLEVILLE IL TORNADO
06/10/03 ST. CLAIR REPORTED BY PERSONNEL AT
SCOTT AFB.
0615 PM 1N FENTON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL.
0620 PM DUPO IL WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST. CLAIR ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOMES.
REPORTED BY ST. CLAIR
COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
0635 PM BONNE TERRE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST FRANCOIS TREES DOWNED. PUBLIC
REPORT.
0635 PM WILDWOOD MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. PUBLIC
REPORT.
0635 PM FREEBURG IL WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST. CLAIR TREES DOWNED ON TRAILER
HOME. REPORTED BY AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATOR.
0640 PM ELLISVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS.The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 10, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Sandoval
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.617, -89.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 10, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Salem
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -88.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 10, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Alma
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.717, -88.917
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
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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: 5365078, 5365079, 5365080, 5365081.