Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

IDAHO, SouthwestTwin Falls County2 S Twin Falls to 23 1619MST0 0Tstm Wind/Hail2 W Twin Falls1625MSTA severe thunderstorm produced dime and nickel sized hail near Twin Falls.IDZ012Lower Treasure Valley23242200MST2200MST0 0FloodThe Weiser River at Weiser rose slightly above flood stage due to snow melt. No damage was reported.Canyon County4 S Caldwell 24 1415MST0 0Funnel CloudWeather spotters and a local television station reported a small funnel cloud near Caldwell.IDZ015>016-022 Southwest Highlands - Western Magic Valley - South Central Highlands29 0000MST0900MST0 0Heavy SnowMoisture rotating around a low pressure system over Utah encountered a surface disturbance over south central Idaho during thenight of March 29th and the morning of March 30th. Local heavy snow fell over the Magic Valley and the surrounding highlands.Pomerelle received 12 inches, Castleford 11 inches with 8 inches at Filer and 7 inches at Jerome.ILLINOIS, CentralILZ027>031-036>038-040>057Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMarch 1998Knox - Stark - Peoria - Marshall - Woodford - Fulton - Tazewell - Mclean - Schuyler - Mason - Logan - DeWitt - Piatt - Champaign - Vermilion - Cass - Menard - Scott - Morgan - Sangamon - Christian - Macon -Moultrie - Douglas - Coles - Edgar08 2200CST2 0Winter Storm09 2200CSTA storm over the Southern Plains moved northeast bringing rain to the area which switched over to snow in the evening on March8th. The snowfall persisted overnight with a mixture of freezing rain and snow in our southeastern counties. By the time the snowtapered off, snowfall amounts ranged from 2 inches in Coles county to over 6 inches in Knox, Peoria, and Fulton counties.Numerous accidents were reported with dozens of minor injuries. Two men died in separate accidents in Peoria county as they lostcontrol of their vehicles due to the trecherous road conditions. Even after the snowfall subsided, gusty winds to 50 mph created nearwhite-out conditions in most locations, before subsiding during the evening hours on the 9th. M41VE, M52VEScott CountyCountywide 27 1725CST1800CST0 00 Thunderstorm WindNumerous large tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout Scott county.Schuyler CountyCamden to 27 1747CST0 2 1M 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G52)5 E Rushville1810CSTAs thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couplesustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass. Numerou swindows were blown out in Rushville and a roof was torn off of a recycling plant 5 miles east of Rushville. The winds caused th erear wall of one business to collapse and another lost its roof in Rushville. Also, numerous cars at two dealerships were damaged, 2satellite dishes and communications antennas were torn off the roof of a radio station and a storage building was demolished. Intotal, approximately $1 million dollars worth of damage was sustained in Schuyler county.Cass CountyBeardstown 27 1808CST0 00 Thunderstorm WindSeveral large trees were blown down and some siding was taken off of one home in Beardstown. No injuries were reported and nodamage estimate was available.Fulton CountyAstoria to 27 1810CST0 00 Thunderstorm WindFarmington1843CSTA line of severe thunderstorms moved through Fulton county. In Astoria, a couple of mobile homes were damaged, several businesssigns, trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. At the same time in Avon, numerous power lines and tree limbs wereblown down and the township garage sustained some damage. Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown downthroughout the county. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.Sangamon County2 E Pleasant Plains to 27 1825CST0 0 88.5K 0 Thunderstorm WindMechanicsburg1850CST55 49