Overview
Thunderstorms developed rapidly in west central Illinois from about Monmouth to northwest of Peoria during the late afternoon of July 10th. The storms interacted with a front which was draped from northwest to southeast nearly parallel with I-74. One storm produced a tornado in northern Peoria County around 5:45 pm. Other thunderstorms rapidly clustered together and sank southward, producing large hail and damaging winds gusts in parts of central Illinois between 6:30 pm and 11:00 pm. |
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Wall Cloud SW of Princeville (Photo by Seth Smith) |
Power Poles damaged in Lincoln on Woodlawn Road (Photo by Braden Connor) |
Mammatus Clouds showing intense turbulence in storms south of Bloomington (Photo by Jeff Lovell) |
Tornadoes:
Tornado - Princeville/Dunlap
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
Wind & Hail:
Wind
Extensive wind damage was done in the city of Lincoln between 8:10 and 8:35 pm CDT on July 10th. Wind gusts of around 60 mph were measured throughout the city. Doppler radar indicated areas just north of Lincoln may have had winds in the 70 to 80 mph range. Several downbursts were the cause of the wind damage to power lines, power poles, hundreds of trees, crops, and structures damaged by falling trees. Northern parts of Logan County sustained wind damage between 7:55 and 8:10 pm, and southern Logan County had wind damage between 8:35 and 8:55 pm.
NWS Lincoln Doppler Radar image of Wind Velocity at 8:10 pm Green = wind toward the radar Red = wind away from the radar Bright green color is 60-70 mph wind in northern Logan Co & approaching Lincoln |
NWS Lincoln Doppler Radar Reflectivity Image at 8:10 pm Red-Yellow = heavy rain |
Wind Damage to a camper in Lincoln Photo by Debbie Tungate |
Wind Damage to Trees in Lincoln Photo by Nick Berg |
Hail
A severe storm in northern Fulton County produced large hail from Fairview to just north of Canton between 7:15 and 7:30 pm. The hail ranged in size from ping-pong balls to tennis balls.
Bright white in the image is a shaft of hail falling from a supercell thunderstorm in northern Fulton Co. Photo by Ethan Schisler |
Large hail in northern Fulton Co. Photo by Michelle Davies |
NWS Lincoln Doppler Radar Reflectivity Image at 7:14 pm Purple - Dark Red = Hail / Heavy Rain |
NWS Lincoln Doppler Radar Max Expected Hail Size estimate product at 7:14 pm Pink = 2.00 - 2.50" hail Orange = 1.00 - 2.00" hail |
Photos:
July 10th Severe Weather in Central Illinois
Wall Cloud near Princeville, IL (Photo by Diane Marie) |
Wall Cloud with Funnel Southwest of Princeville, IL (Photo by Seth Smith) |
Cow display blown over in Lincoln at the Bonanza Steak House (Photo from Miranda Galvin) |
Mammatus Clouds near Bloomington (Photo by Craig Gocker) |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1205 AM CDT TUE JUL 11 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0545 PM TORNADO 3 S PRINCEVILLE 40.88N 89.71W 07/10/2017 PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER TOUCHED DOWN IN FIELD. BECOMING RAIN WRAPPED. 0545 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NW LAURA 40.92N 89.92W 07/10/2017 PEORIA IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0621 PM HAIL BRIMFIELD 40.84N 89.88W 07/10/2017 M1.00 INCH PEORIA IL EMERGENCY MNGR 0638 PM HAIL 3 SE BRIMFIELD 40.81N 89.84W 07/10/2017 M1.00 INCH PEORIA IL NWS EMPLOYEE 0654 PM HAIL HANNA CITY 40.69N 89.79W 07/10/2017 M1.75 INCH PEORIA IL EMERGENCY MNGR 0657 PM TSTM WND GST HANNA CITY 40.69N 89.79W 07/10/2017 E70.00 MPH PEORIA IL EMERGENCY MNGR 0702 PM HAIL 4 E HANNA CITY 40.69N 89.72W 07/10/2017 M1.00 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET 0709 PM HAIL 3 S HANNA CITY 40.65N 89.79W 07/10/2017 M1.00 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET 0715 PM HAIL 5 E LONDON MILLS 40.71N 90.17W 07/10/2017 M1.50 INCH FULTON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0720 PM HAIL FAIRVIEW 40.65N 90.19W 07/10/2017 M2.50 INCH FULTON IL PUBLIC RELAYED BY EMA. TIME ESTIMATED. 0720 PM HAIL 3 N FAIRVIEW 40.69N 90.19W 07/10/2017 M1.75 INCH FULTON IL PUBLIC RELAYED BY EMA 0722 PM HEAVY RAIN PEORIA INTERNATIONAL AI 40.67N 89.68W 07/10/2017 M1.32 INCH PEORIA IL ASOS RAIN FELL IN 25 MINUTES 0723 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE PEKIN 40.58N 89.59W 07/10/2017 TAZEWELL IL MESONET TREES UPROOTED. TIME ESTIMATED. 0723 PM HAIL PEKIN 40.57N 89.63W 07/10/2017 M1.00 INCH TAZEWELL IL PUBLIC 0727 PM HAIL 2 WSW FARMINGTON 40.71N 90.04W 07/10/2017 M1.75 INCH FULTON IL EMERGENCY MNGR 0800 PM HEAVY RAIN MORTON 40.61N 89.47W 07/10/2017 M2.25 INCH TAZEWELL IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0800 PM HEAVY RAIN MORTON 40.61N 89.47W 07/10/2017 M2.60 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER FELL IN 1.5 HOURS 0801 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH PEKIN 40.50N 89.65W 07/10/2017 TAZEWELL IL EMERGENCY MNGR 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON CAR 0810 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W 07/10/2017 LOGAN IL NWS EMPLOYEE TWO 15-20 INCH DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED ON 400 BLOCK OF 10TH STREET, BLOCKING ROAD 0814 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W 07/10/2017 LOGAN IL EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN IN TOWN 0814 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W 07/10/2017 M62.00 MPH LOGAN IL NWS EMPLOYEE AT WFO ILX 0815 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W ATLANTA 40.26N 89.29W 07/10/2017 LOGAN IL PUBLIC SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND TWO CARS DAMAGED FROM FALLING TREES 0830 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSE PEKIN 40.51N 89.60W 07/10/2017 M1.79 INCH TAZEWELL IL COCORAHS RAIN FELL IN 2.5 HOURS 0835 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W 07/10/2017 M59.00 MPH LOGAN IL AWOS 0855 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W 07/10/2017 M1.62 INCH LOGAN IL AWOS RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR 0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE PEKIN 40.58N 89.59W 07/10/2017 M1.83 INCH TAZEWELL IL MESONET RAIN FELL IN 2.5 HOURS 1004 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W 07/10/2017 SANGAMON IL AMATEUR RADIO POWER LINES DOWN 1025 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 39.75N 89.54W 07/10/2017 SANGAMON IL AMATEUR RADIO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN 1030 PM TSTM WND DMG STONINGTON 39.64N 89.19W 07/10/2017 CHRISTIAN IL PUBLIC LARGE TREE BRANCH BLOWN DOWN ON A GARAGE. NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN IN YARD. 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSAMOND 39.38N 89.16W 07/10/2017 CHRISTIAN IL PUBLIC TREES BLOWN DOWN ON SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN ROSAMOND. AN AWNING BLOWN DOWN. 1051 PM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W 07/10/2017 M1.24 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS 1 HOUR RAINFALL AT CAPITAL AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD 1155 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.35W 07/10/2017 M1.41 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS MEASURED 1.41 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8 PM AT NWS ON EAST SIDE OF LINCOLN
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