System equal to Cat. 3 Hurricane

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - One of the deepest low pressure systems over the continental U.S., outside of a hurricane, brought significant storm damage to the Wabash Valley on Tuesday.

Winds with the system gusted between 40 and 70 mph across the upper Midwest. The winds are much lower than what would be seen in an equal strength hurricane because of the friction caused by the land.

The system created record low pressure in various cities in the Midwest.

• Peoria, IL-pressure feel to 28.89” of mercury (981 mb) at 5:06 a.m. on the 26th.
• Springfield, IL-pressure fell to 29.03” of mercury (983 mb) at 4:34 a.m. on the 26th.

Not a record, but the Terre Haute airport recorded a low pressure at 29.12” of mercury (989.1 mb) at 7:53 a.m.

Here is a list of storm reports in Illinois (assessed by the NWS out of Lincoln, IL ):

Danville, IL (Vermilion)

• Non-T’storm wind gust E 45 mph (5:28 a.m. CDT)
• Non-T’storm damage, powerlines down (5:28 a.m. CDT)

Flora, IL (Clay)

• 1 mile east of Flora, t’storm wind gust 56 mph (6:24 a.m. CDT)
• Wind gust, 56 mph (6:33 a.m. CDT)
• Heavy rain, 0.71 inches-1 minor injury as car hydroplaned off the road during heavy rain. (6:33 a.m. CDT)
• Tree blown on house (6:33 a.m. CDT)

Tuscola, IL (Douglas)

• 1 mile east of Tuscola, t’storm wind damage, shed blown down on US 36 (6:27a.m. CDT)

Sailor Springs, IL (Clay)

• T’storm wind damage, 18” diameter tree blown on trailer (6:30 a.m. CDT)

Olney, IL (Richland)

• T’storm wind gust, 57 mph (6:48 a.m. CDT)

Robinson, IL (Crawford)

• T’storm wind damage, 200 ft. of razor wire fence blown down (7:10 a.m. CDT)

Westville, IL (Vermilion)

• Non t’storm wind gust, 50 mph (7:25 a.m. CDT)

Here is the list of storm reports from Indiana (assessed by the NWS out of Indianapolis, IN ):

Terre Haute, IN (Vigo)

• Tstorm wind gust, 70 mph (8:29 a.m. EDT)
• Trees down around city (8:29 a.m. EDT)
• 1 mi E Terre Haute, t'storm wind gust, 58 mph (8:32 a.m. EDT)

Fillmore, IN (Putnam)

• Non t’storm wind damage, tree down on car with someone trapped inside (8:00 a.m. EDT)
• Powerlines down across city, no injuries (8:00 a.m. EDT)

11 miles east of Rockville, IN (Putnam)

• Funnel cloud (8:43 a.m. EDT)

4 miles east of Vincennes, IN (Knox)

• T’storm wind gust, 55 mph ( 8:45 a.m. EDT)

Washington, IN (Daviess)

• T’storm wind gust, 60-70 mph at SR 57 and Viola Ave. (9:05 a.m. EDT)
• Possible rotation (9:05 a.m. EDT)

Coalmont, IN (Clay)

• T’storm wind damage, tree down on garage
• Power lines down

1 mi SW Bloomington, IN (Monroe)

• Tree on mobile home (9:23 a.m. EDT)

Odon, IN (Daviess)

• T’storm wind gust 68 mph (9:30 a.m. EDT)

Crane, IN (Greene)

• Funnel cloud along Indiana 45 (9:46 a.m. EDT)

Facts and figures courtesy of the National Weather Service.