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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 61 kts. |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | JO DAVIESS |
| WFO | DVN |
| Begin Date | 07/24/2009 17:55:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | ESE |
| Begin Location | GALENA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.4/-90.38 |
| End Date | 07/24/2009 17:55:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 1/0 |
| Property Damage | 50.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A cold front from Lake Superior across northwest Iowa coupled with an upper level low over southwest Ontario with an associated short wave dropping across southern Minnesota sparked the development of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of July 24. Severe storms producing copious amounts of large hail up to the size of a tennis ball and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 90 mph were common. An isolated tornado touched down near Princeton, IL around 950 pm. |
| Event Narrative | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a semi truck over onto a car on Highway 20 near Mount Hope Road about 1 mile east of Galena, IL around 655 pm July 24. One person was injured. In addition, several trees were blown down in the area. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 737.50K | 0.00K | |||||||
| SCALES MOUND | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SCALES MOUND | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| APPLE RIVER | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 16:52 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 16:58 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KENT | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOCKTON ARPT | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KENT | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| PEARL CITY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PEARL CITY | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:33 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| COUNCIL HILL STATION | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GUILFORD | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| BOLTON | STEPHENSON CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:51 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GALENA | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| EAST DUBUQUE | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 17:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| ELIZABETH | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 18:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREEN ROCK | HENRY CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREEN ROCK | HENRY CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:21 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| STERLING | WHITESIDE CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:40 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRINCETON | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PRINCETON | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| PRINCETON PIPER ARPT | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| KEWANEE | HENRY CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PRINCETON | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 20:57 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILAN | ROCK ISLAND CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 21:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEKOMA | HENRY CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 21:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONMOUTH | WARREN CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 21:56 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| MONMOUTH | WARREN CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 21:58 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.50K | 0.00K |
| CAMERON | WARREN CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BERWICK | WARREN CO. | IL | 07/24/2009 | 22:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 737.50K | 0.00K |
