Thunderstorm Wind — Peoria, Illinois
June 30, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Peoria
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 40-foot long 6-inch diameter tree branch snapped and hit a 39 year-old man. He later died of his injuries. A 40-50mph wind gust along an outflow boundary from a thunderstorm about 20 miles away caused the branch to fall.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.