06-29-2023 Macomb, IL - Extreme Wind, Derecho, Widespread Wind Damage, Flooding

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ILLINOIS: A major wind event struck West Central Illinois with more than 80 mile-per-hour winds on Thursday during the late morning commute around 11:15am. Macomb and other portions of West Central Illinois were hit particularly hard with reported 80 to 100 mph wind gusts. The storm is seen approaching and overtaking the videographer here with hurricane like winds and quite a bit of tree damage in Macomb around the WIU campus. Some locals reported that this was the worst storm they had experienced in nearly 78 years! The storms originated out in Colorado on Wednesday evening and are continuing into Indiana currently after traveling more than 400 miles. Over 115,000 people are reported to be without power in Illinois as of 2pm CDT.

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