| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
65 kts. |
| State |
ILLINOIS |
| County/Area |
HANCOCK |
| WFO |
DVN |
| Begin Date |
12/27/2008 10:11:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
3 |
| Begin Azimuth |
ESE |
| Begin Location |
CARTHAGE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
40.41/-91.08 |
| End Date |
12/27/2008 10:13:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Strong low pressure tracked from Oklahoma to northern Illinois on December 27, 2008. Unseasonably warm moist air flowing northward ahead of the low, combined with a strong cold front approaching from the west, triggered isolated severe thunderstorms in western Illinois.|These storms formed during the morning hours while temperatures were in the lower 60s. Near Carthage, power poles were snapped and half of a barn roof was blown off. Near New Philadelphia, an EF0 tornado with winds estimated at 80 mph, briefly touched down. A garage was destroyed with the debris field extending about a third of a mile. |
| Event Narrative |
Law enforcement reported power poles snapped off and half of a barn roof blown off about 2 miles southeast of Carthage. Winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
