Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2010

Name: Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2010
Start: 2010-10-26T01:00
End: 2010-10-26T07:00
Location: Illinois

October 26, 2010 · NWS PAH · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $19,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 PAH wrote it up.

Strong south winds developed ahead of a cold front trailing south from an unseasonably strong low pressure system over the Upper Mississippi Valley. Peak wind gusts were from 40 to 50 mph, with isolated gusts near 55 mph. Some tree limbs and even a few weaker trees were blown down. At the Carbondale airport, a peak gust to 57 mph was recorded by the automated observing system.

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 Oct 25, 11:00 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 11:00 PM CST, 2 hours before

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In the hours before

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Event by event

19 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Alexander

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Alexander forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Edwards

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Edwards forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Franklin

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Gallatin

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Gallatin forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Hamilton

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Hardin

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Jackson

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Jefferson

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Johnson

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Massac

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Massac forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Perry

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Pope

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Pulaski

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Saline

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Union

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Wabash

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Wabash forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Wayne

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, White

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Williamson

When: October 26, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Williamson forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, October 2010

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 261446, 261447, 261448, 261449, 261450, 261451, 261452, 261453, 261454, 261455, 261456, 261457, 261458, 261459, 261460, 261461, 261462, 261463, 261464.