Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- May 19, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Stonington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -89.200
Power lines down.
Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 19, 2005
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 Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 19, 2:04 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:04 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
304 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERNS ARE SEVERE THREAT INTO THIS EVENING, THEN COLD FRONTS
ON SUNDAY/SUN NIGHT AND THURS NIGHT. MODEL DIFFS ARE EVIDENT EVEN IN
THE SHORT TERM, WITH TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE PRES FIELDS
AND RESULTANT FORCING FOR PRECIP. THE NAM/CANADIAN GLOBAL HAVE PULLED
AHEAD IN TERMS OF HANDLING THE CURRENT SITUATION AND THE FLOW OF
FEATURES THROUGH 48-72 HRS. I USED THE NAM FOR THE DETAILS.
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
AN H5 SHORTWAVE, AND THE LEFT EXIT OF AN H3 JET ARE COMING TOGETHER
TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS N AND SE IL THIS
AFTERNOON. THE 18Z SOUNDING FROM ILX INDICATED CAPE LEVELS OF 2600
J/KG, BUT ALSO SOME LOW LEVEL CIN TO OVERCOME IN OUR CENTRAL CWA. THE
BEST SHEAR ZONE WAS NORTH, AND THE BEST SFC BASED INSTABILITY WAS TO
THE SE. BOTH AREAS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN SVR T-STORM WATCHES THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. RUC PLOTS INDICATE LIS OF -4 TO -6 THROUGH 06Z, WITH
THE ILX SOUNDING CONFIRMING THAT AT -6. PLENTY OF MOISTURE
AVAILABLE, AS DEWPOINTS HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE UPPER 60S AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. IN NW IL, BEHIND THE FRONT, DEWPTS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE
MID 50S. STORMS HAVE BEEN QUIET SO FAR FOR OUR AREA, BUT THE BEST
UPPER LEVEL FORCING HAS YET TO ENTER OUR CWA. WILL HIT TSTORMS
HARDER THIS EVENING, WITH MAINLY SHOWER ACTIVITY AFTER THE H5 TROF
AXIS PASSES SOUTH OF OUR CWA BY 12Z. A LINGERING CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS
EXPECTED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING UNDER THE OCCLUDED TROF, DESPITE THE
PERSISTENT ISENTROPIC DOWNGLIDE AND MID/UPPER LEVEL DRYING. DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES
CONTROL. NOT AN OVERLY COLD AIRMASS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM, SO NOT MUCH
IN THE WAY OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS DUE TO INSOLATION EXPECTED EITHER
DAY.
LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THE FIRST OF TWO SHORTWAVES/COLD FRONTS REACHES OUR CWA ON SUNDAY.
THE MAIN H5 SHORTWAVE WILL AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF OUR CWA. SOME
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND LOW CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS WILL
TRAVERSE OUR CWA JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, AND WE CURRENTLY
HAVE 30 POPS TO COVER THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS. SOME
DISCONTINUITIES WITH THE SYSTEM CREATE SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE
CHANCES FOR PRECIP ON SUNDAY. THE COLD FRONT HAS A STRONG
BAROCLINIC ZONE AND MODERATE FGEN OVER OUR AREA. BUT...OUR AREA
WILL BE ON THE ANTICYCLONIC SHEAR SIDE OF THE H3 JET AS WELL AS
HAVING A LIMITED MOISTURE SUPPLY. SO I WILL NOT MAKE A MOVE EITHER
WAY WITH SUNDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS ON TAP FOR NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT,
AS A STRONG WAVE FINALLY BREAKS DOWN THE BLOCKING PATTERN AND MOVES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO CENTRAL ILL. GFS HAS SOME CONVECTIVE
FEEDBACK APPARENT IN THE OUTPUT, BUT ECMWF HAS INDICATIONS OF THE
WAVE PRODUCING SOME STORMS THAT DAY. PLENTY OF TIME TO FINE TUNE
THAT WAVE AT THIS POINT.
&&
.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...SVR TSTM WATCH #288 UNTIL 00Z (7PM CDT)
ILZ045-046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073
SVR TSTM WATCH #290 UNTIL 02Z (9PM CDT)
ILZ027>031-036>038
SHIMONHazardous weather outlook, May 19, 10:33 AM CST, 7 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1133 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ILZ045-046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-201100- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...DANVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE...MATTOON AND SHELBYVILLE 1133 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM CDT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM AROUND NOON TIME THROUGH 8 PM... WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES MAY BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>044-047>053-201100- CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN- MENARD-MORGAN-PEORIA-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...DECATUR...GALESBURG... HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE...LINCOLN...PEORIA... SPRINGFIELD AND TAYLORVILLE 1133 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM AROUND NOON TIME THROUGH 8 PM... WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES MAY BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...AND AGAIN AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. HARDIMAN
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 19, 3:02 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
402 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0654 AM TSTM WND DMG STONINGTON 39.64N 89.19W
05/19/2005 CHRISTIAN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN IN STONINGTON.
&&
GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 19, 3:14 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
414 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HAIL CALHOUN 38.65N 88.04W
05/19/2005 0.75 INCH RICHLAND IL PUBLIC
&&
GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 19, 4:49 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
549 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W PRINCEVILLE 40.93N 89.91W
05/19/2005 60 MPH PEORIA IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED BY ESDA.
&&
GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 19, 5:19 PM CST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
619 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0601 PM HAIL OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
05/19/2005 0.75 INCH RICHLAND IL BROADCAST MEDIA
3/4 INCH HAIL ... REPORT RELAYED BY NWS PADUCAH
0601 PM HAIL OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
05/19/2005 0.75 INCH RICHLAND IL BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN PADUCAH
&&
GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 19, 5:25 PM CST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
625 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0323 PM HAIL CLAY CITY 38.69N 88.35W
05/19/2005 1.00 INCH CLAY IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1.00 INCH HAIL IN CLAY CITY AT BIG FOUR ROAD. REPORTED BY
CLAY CITY FIRE DEPT... RELAYED BY CLAY COUNTY ESDA.
&&
GEELHARTLocal storm report, May 19, 5:37 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
637 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N MACKINAW 40.55N 89.36W
05/19/2005 60 MPH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUST AHEAD OF STORM.
&&
GEELHARTThe radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 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 Hail in Kentucky, May 19, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 19 to 20, 2005
- Lightning Strikes in Indiana, May 19, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 19 to 20, 2005
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 19, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 19, 2005
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 19, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Indiana, May 19, 2005
- Hail in Washington, May 19, 2005
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 19, 2005
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 19, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2005
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: 5445870.