Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 2006
Start: 2006-08-10T14:15
End: 2006-08-10T14:15
Location: Illinois

August 10, 2006 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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 Aug 10, 1:16 PM CST, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 1:16 PM CST, 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
216 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

A WEAK QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO
SHIFT SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE CWA. IN THE
MEANTIME A WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI IS
MOVING SLOWLY EAST. WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH
LITTLE TO NO CAP...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE REGION...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE THROUGH EARLY EVENING
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY AND
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST GREATER THAN 2 INCHES.

LATEST MODEL RUNS STILL DIFFER ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY AT
12Z FRIDAY. THE GFS SHOWS THE BOUNDARY BISECTING THE CWA FROM WEST
TO EAST AND THE NAM/WRF HAS IT ROUGHLY ALONG THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF
THE CWA. MODELS ALSO BRING AN UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY...RESULTING IN A SOUTHWARD SHIFT OF THE COLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY 00 UTC SATURDAY. SEE NO REASON
NOT TO CONTINUE WITH A GFS SOLUTION AT THIS TIME.  AS A RESULT...WE
WILL MAINTAIN CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY GRADUALLY SINKS
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA.

SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD. YET ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL INFLUENCE THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

GENERALLY WENT WITH A BLEND OF AVAILABLE MOS GUIDANCE DURING THE
FIRST 60 HOURS...WITH NO CHANGES BEYOND FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

KY...NONE

MO...NONE

IL...NONE

IN...NONE.
&&

JAP

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:00 AM CST, 10 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
500 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-111000-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
500 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND
MOST OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
ADVISORY AREA IS ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT
VERNON ILLINOIS TO MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY. IN THE ADVISORY AREA...
HEAT INDICES SHOULD TOP OUT FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES DURING THE
AFTERNOON. ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...HEAT INDICES SHOULD
PEAK BETWEEN 100 AND 105.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE WILL EXIST OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FROM
SLOW MOVING STORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF A SOUTHWARD-DRIFTING
COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...
FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

RJP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 1:46 PM CST, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
246 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

ILZ091-KYZ001-002-006>014-102045-
CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CRITTENDEN KY-FULTON KY-GRAVES KY-HARDIN IL-
HICKMAN KY-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-
246 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

...GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AHEAD OF STORMS...

AT 245 PM...THE LEADING EDGE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS
EXISTED FROM GOLCONDA ILLINOIS...TO SYMSONIA KENTUCKY...AND THEN
SOUTHWEST TO HICKMAN KENTUCKY.  THE LINE OF GUSTY WINDS...RANGING
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
MOST OF WESTERN KENTUCKY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
OCCUR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACTUAL THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE.

LOOSE OBJECTS AND OTHER UNSECURED OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS WILL BE BLOWN
AROUND. SMALL TREES AND LIMBS WILL ALSO BE TOPPLED BY THESE WINDS...
AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES WHERE TREE LIMBS FALL ON POWER LINES.

JG

Local storm report, Aug 10, 1:49 PM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
249 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ULLIN                   37.28N 89.18W
08/10/2006                   PULASKI            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

&&

JG

Local storm report, Aug 10, 1:50 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
250 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0249 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALBION                  38.38N 88.06W
08/10/2006                   EDWARDS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWERLINES DOWN IN BOTH ALBION AND WEST SALEM.

&&

JG

Local storm report, Aug 10, 1:53 PM CST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
253 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0247 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E HARRISBURG          37.74N 88.48W
08/10/2006  E60 MPH          SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO OBSERVED.

&&

JG

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:06 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
306 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0304 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT CARMEL            38.42N 87.77W
08/10/2006                   WABASH             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 15 NEAR MOUNT CARMEL.

&&

JG

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:10 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
310 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0308 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W POSEYVILLE          38.17N 87.84W
08/10/2006  E60 MPH          POSEY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JG

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: August 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Hardin County, Elizabethtown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.450, -88.300

Trees were down near Elizabethtown.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, August 2006

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: 5529458.