Documented severe thunderstorms leaving behind damage from excessive straight-line winds throughout Central Illinois on August 20, 2019. Several trees fell, power lines were downed, and thousands of dollars in property damage resulted from this storm complex, known as a bow echo, which originated in Iowa the night prior.
Shot Description
Shots 1-3 – Trampoline wrapped around utility pole in Catlin, Illinois.
Shots 4-5 – Railroad crossing gates snapped in Catlin, Illinois.
Shot 6 – Catlin Public Works employees setup road barriers around a downed tree that landed across a majority of Paris Street.
Shots 7-8 – Catlin PD temporarily blocking Paris Street for crews to safely clear debris.
Shots 9-13 – Shelf cloud formations documented between Bloomington and Danville, Il.
Shots 14-16 – Damage along Paris Street in Catlin, Illinois.
Shots 17-19 – Damaged farming equipment along Vermilion Street just west of Catlin, Illinois.
Shots 20-23 – Various damage scenes from Catlin, Illinois.
Shots 24-26 – Weakened straight-line winds from a decaying storm complex around Danville, Illinois.
SID: Jesse Walters