Strong gradient winds in the wake of a cold front produced a few severe level wind gusts and some wind damage.
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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.
The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.
Strong gradient winds in the wake of a cold front produced a few severe level wind gusts and some wind damage.
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 Jan 29, 6:10 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 610 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 253 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 PLENTY OF CHALLENGES WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...BEGINNING WITH STRONG WINDS...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND WIND-CHILLS TONIGHT. AFTER THAT...ALL EYES WILL BE ON A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS STRONG COLD FRONT RAPIDLY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT...WHILE WINDY AND SHARPLY COLDER CONDITIONS EXIST BEHIND IT. AFTER BOUNDARY PASSES...TEMPS HAVE BEEN DROPPING 15 TO 20 DEGREES IN JUST ONE HOUR. FURTHER WEST...BAND OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH POTENT SHORT-WAVE EXTENDS FROM WESTERN MISSOURI NORTHEASTWARD INTO WISCONSIN. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY LINE OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY JUST EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR WILL RACE EASTWARD...AND SHOULD CROSS THE ILLINOIS-INDIANA BORDER SHORTLY BEFORE 00Z. BEHIND THE STORMS...MARKEDLY COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE AREA ON GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STEEP PRESSURE RISES UPSTREAM SUGGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT... ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT. WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...TEMPS WILL PLUNGE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BASED ON UPSTREAM TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS IOWA...HAVE OPTED TO FOLLOW THE COLDER MET GUIDANCE NUMBERS MOST CLOSELY FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. READINGS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY DIPPING BELOW ZERO. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND-CHILL VALUES. WIND-CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE BOARD...WITH -15F OR LOWER VALUES COMMON ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND FRONT PUSHES WELL EAST OF THE AREA...BAND OF SNOW ACROSS MISSOURI AND IOWA WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING. GFS CONTINUES TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WHILE NAM-WRF PROVIDES MORE OF A GLANCING BLOW TO THE W/NW KILX CWA. BASED ON TRACK OF LOW AND CURRENT SATELLITE/RADAR LOOPS...PREFER THE NAM-WRF SOLUTION HERE. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS ALL BUT THE W/NW CWA...WHERE LIKELY POPS ARE IN ORDER. ANY SNOWFALL THAT OCCURS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED...SO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. MOST LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE A COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH AT BEST...WITH PERHAPS UP TO ONE INCH ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. DESPITE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...WIND-DRIVEN SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR A TIME DURING THE EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. WITH BOTH A BLOWING SNOW AND WIND-CHILL THREAT ACROSS THE N/NW CWA...HAVE OPTED TO DROP THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN FAVOR OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS ADVISORY WILL COVER BOTH HAZARDS AND WILL REMAIN VALID UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY...PROVIDING A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER. HOWEVER...NEXT SIGNIFICANT WAVE WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INDUCING SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS OKLAHOMA BY 12Z THU. MODELS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN VACILLATING WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...BUT SOLUTIONS SEEM TO BE STABILIZING ON A TRACK FROM OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. LATEST RUNS OF THE NAM-WRF/GFS/ECMWF ARE ALL IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT...WITH ONLY MAJOR DIFFERENCES BEING EXACTLY HOW FAR NORTHWEST THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD. GIVEN THE EXPECTED SURFACE/UPPER LOW TRACK...THINK HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL SET UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KILX CWA. ANY DEVIATION IN THE TRACK WILL OF COURSE HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS ON EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL. BASED ON CURRENT FORECAST...WILL FOCUS THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-72...WHERE IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF FRIDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH IN THE PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON AREAS WILL BE LIGHTER...BUT A COUPLE OF INCHES WILL STILL BE LIKELY THERE. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THURSDAY NIGHT. AS LOW TRACKS TOWARD LAKE ERIE FRIDAY MORNING...DEFORMATION ZONE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PULL OUT OF THE REGION...WITH MOST OF THE PRECIP ENDING BY AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH GFS SUGGESTING SOME LIGHT WARM-ADVECTION TYPE SNOW POSSIBLY BREAKING OUT ACROSS IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL ONLY INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AT THIS TIME...KEEPING BEST LIFT AND FOCUS FOR PRECIP N/NW OF THE AREA. AFTER THAT...NEXT SYSTEM STILL PROGGED TO ARRIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK. WARMER AIR WILL BE IN PLACE BY THEN...SO THIS LOOKS TO BE MAINLY A RAIN EVENT. WILL FOCUS HIGHEST POPS FOR RAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANCES SETTLING FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH BY TUESDAY. BARNES && .AVIATION... ISSUED 600 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008...FOR THE 00Z TAFS PRECIP HAS BEEN CHANGING FROM FZRA TO SLEET TO SNOW. NW WINDS TO 40 MPH HAS DROPPED VIS IN SPI DOWN TO LIFR AT TIMES. THINGS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM FROM WEST TO EAST. CIGS SHOULD GO VFR BY MIDNIGHT AT ALL SITES. VIS MAY DROP TO IFR AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FOR SPI AND PIA...BUT IT WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE. WINDS SHOULD DROP AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WELL. SHIMON && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ILZ042>057-061>063- 066>068-071>073. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ILZ027>031- 036>038-040-041. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 326 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-301200- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- 326 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA AND WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ILLINOIS RIVER SOUTH OF PEORIA WILL CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. THE ILLINOIS RIVER SOUTH OF PEORIA WILL CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF ANY DAMAGE WITH THE STRONG WINDS OR SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ042>044-047>053-301200- CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-MORGAN-PIATT-SANGAMON- SCOTT- 326 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A MILE AT TIMES. BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA AND WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ILLINOIS RIVER SOUTH OF PEORIA WILL CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF ANY DAMAGE WITH THE STRONG WINDS OR SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ066>068-071>073-301200- CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 326 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER BY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. SPEEDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... PRIMARILY UNTIL 7 PM. ILZ045-046-054>057-061>063-301200- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-SHELBY- VERMILION- 326 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING VERY WINDY AND SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER BY LATE IN THE DAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. A TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 PM. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. LINGERING SHOWERS WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AS THE STRONG LOW PULLS WELL TO OUR EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED UNTIL 7 PM CST. BARKER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
526 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W XENIA 38.64N 88.66W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES DOWN AT 150 AND BIG FOUR ROAD.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E FLORA 38.67N 88.44W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ACROSS HANGING ROCK ROAD
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG CLAY CITY 38.69N 88.35W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON DIETERICH BLACKTOP NORTH OF CLAY CITY
&&
KELLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
545 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
01/29/2008 RICHLAND IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG YALE 39.12N 88.02W
01/29/2008 JASPER IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ACROSS IL ROUTE 49 NEAR YALE
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWTON 38.99N 88.16W
01/29/2008 JASPER IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS BEHIND THE BOWLING
ALLEY IN NEWTON
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ROBINSON 39.01N 87.74W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ROBINSON
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG HUTSONVILLE 39.11N 87.66W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON A GARAGE IN HUTSONVILLE
&&
KELLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
553 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0502 PM HAIL LAWRENCEVILLE 38.73N 87.69W
01/29/2008 M0.88 INCH LAWRENCE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
NICKLE SIZED HAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAWRENCEVILLE
&&
KELLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
558 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG SAILOR SPRINGS 38.76N 88.36W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON DIETERICH BLACKTOP NORTH OF CLAY CITY
&&
KELLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
600 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG OLD ROUTE 50
FROM FLORA TO CLAY CITY...WINDS WERE THE STRONGEST
BETWEEN 410 PM AND 450 PM.
&&
KELLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
623 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 E PLEASANT PLAINS 39.87N 89.90W
01/29/2008 SANGAMON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTED TIME...TIME OF FUNNEL SHOULD BE 1 PM
0107 PM HAIL 2 S PETERSBURG 39.98N 89.85W
01/29/2008 M0.88 INCH MENARD IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DURATION OF HAIL 1 MINUTE
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW LINCOLN 40.12N 89.41W
01/29/2008 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
OUTBUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN IN CHESTERVALE
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W XENIA 38.64N 88.66W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES DOWN AT 150 AND BIG FOUR ROAD.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W FLORA 38.67N 88.55W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HINKLEY HILL ROAD WEST OF
FLORA
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG OLD ROUTE 50
FROM FLORA TO CLAY CITY...WINDS WERE THE STRONGEST
BETWEEN 410 PM AND 450 PM.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG SAILOR SPRINGS 38.76N 88.36W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON DIETERICH BLACKTOP NORTH OF CLAY CITY
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL MESONET
SIDING RIPPED OFF MOBILE HOMES AND TREES DOWN. REPORT
FROM SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVER PROGRAM.
0420 PM HAIL FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 M0.88 INCH CLAY IL MESONET
0420 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0426 PM TSTM WND GST FLORA 38.67N 88.48W
01/29/2008 M61.00 MPH CLAY IL AWOS
WIND GUST TO 53 KTS AT FOA AWOS
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
01/29/2008 RICHLAND IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWTON 38.99N 88.16W
01/29/2008 JASPER IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS BEHIND THE BOWLING
ALLEY IN NEWTON
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG YALE 39.12N 88.02W
01/29/2008 JASPER IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ACROSS IL ROUTE 49 NEAR YALE
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E FLORA 38.67N 88.44W
01/29/2008 CLAY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ACROSS HANGING ROCK ROAD
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N ROBINSON 39.08N 87.74W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD IL TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND ON A CAR
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG HUTSONVILLE 39.11N 87.66W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON A GARAGE IN HUTSONVILLE
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ROBINSON 39.01N 87.74W
01/29/2008 CRAWFORD IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ROBINSON
0502 PM HAIL LAWRENCEVILLE 38.73N 87.69W
01/29/2008 M0.88 INCH LAWRENCE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
NICKLE SIZED HAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAWRENCEVILLE
&&
SCHAFFERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong gradient winds caused roof damage to an auto body shop in Effingham.
Wind gust measured at the Lawrenceville airport ASOS.
Wind gust measured at the Champaign/Urbana airport ASOS.
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