Tornado Reports
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| 14:36Z | EF1 | KDVN | IL | Rock Island | Andalusia | A brief tornado caused sporadic damage to power poles, some trees, and some houses on its 1 mile path. Estimated max wind speeds of 105 mph. |
| 14:41Z | EF1 | KDVN | IL | Rock Island | Blackhawk State Park | A brief tornado occurred in the City of Rock Island, Illinois. The tornado was on the ground for 1.59 miles with a maximum width of 150 yards and a peak estimated winds of 95 MPH. The tornado knocked over and snapped large trees and produced minor damage to several roofs. Widespread damaging straight-line winds up to 90 mph also caused significant damage across the city. |
| 14:47Z | EF1 | KDVN | IL | Rock Island | Fruitland | A brief EF1 tornado caused damage to trees and roofs across its 1.6 mile long path. Eyewitness reports of the tornado and debris aided in the identification of this tornado. |
| 14:57Z | EF2 | KDVN | IL | Henry | Green Rock | A brief tornado developed Tuesday morning in Colona, Illinois, and was embedded in a broader swath of damaging straight line winds. The tornado was on the ground for 0.4 miles and west 50 yards wide. the peak estimated winds were 115 MPH. The tornado moved through the northern portion of Colona, and was on the ground for about a half mile. The tornado was captured on video, ripping the entire roof off a gas station and tossing it into a brick building just to the south. The front wall of the building also collapsed. The tornado also uprooted trees, and caused minor house damage.The tornado was rated a low-end EF-2, with maximum winds around 115 mph. |
| 15:15Z | EF2 | KDVN | IL | Henry | Geneseo | A localized rear flank downdraft (RFD) surge on the south side of a broader high precipitation(HP) supercell RFD caused a tornado to form. The EF2 tornado with 115 MPH winds began just east of Geneseo. The path had sporadic damage and based on eye-witness reports it was a multiple vortex tornado. Different suction vortices caused damage to farm buildings, trees, silos and houses along its 2.8 mile long path. Many trees were uprooted or snapped in different directions. Most houses had uplift of shingles. Towards the end of the path, the tornado strengthened just before it occluded. EF2 damage was found here as a power pole was snapped, 4 farm outbuildings were destroyed and the roof on the house was lifted then put back down on the house. Many thanks to Henry County OEM for helping with the survey. |
| 23:43Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Warren | Liberty Center | The tornado began in eastern Warren county east of Liberty Center. It tracked northeast for approximately 15 miles, ending in western Marion County just south of Pleasantville. Based on eyewitness accounts and video evidence, its likely this tornado was intermittent, and not a fully continuous path. This portions of the path is in Warren county with a separate entry for Marion county portion of the path. ||Damage along the tornado path occurred to several homes, outbuildings, and farm equipment. The most intense damage occurred to a home and garage which suffered significant damage to exterior walls and roofing structure. However, the home appeared to suffer a garage door failure and broken windows, which allowed the structure to pressurize and blow outward. Additionally, minor to moderate tree and shelter belt damage, along with several downed power poles occurred along the path. |
| 23:52Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Mcdonough | Industry | An EF1 tornado touched down south of Industry, Illinois near highway 67 damaging barns, outbuildings, and snapping many large hardwood trees. The tornado continued to track to the northeast causing significant damage to several empty large grain bins and destroying a portion of a roof of a house. Occasional damage was found to trees, outbuildings, and grain bins across far east-central McDonough County as the tornado appeared to be dissipating just before the McDonough-Fulton County line. The tornado was on the ground for 8.31 miles with a maximum width of 350 yards. Its peak estimated wind speed was 105 MPH. |
| 23:58Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Marion | Nepas | This portion of the path is in Marion county after crossing into the county from Warren county. ||Damage along the tornado path occurred to several homes, outbuildings, and farm equipment. The most intense damage occurred to a home and garage which suffered significant damage to exterior walls and roofing structure. However, the home appeared to suffer a garage door failure and broken windows, which allowed the structure to pressurize and blow outward. Additionally, minor to moderate tree and shelter belt damage, along with several downed power poles occurred along the path. |
| 00:02Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Fulton | Table Grove | A tornado touched down on the west edge of Table Grove along County Highway 3 at 7:02 PM CDT. It tracked eastward just south of South Street, flattening several garages and causing damage to numerous houses and trees before crossing Rifle Range Road and lifting 1 mile east of Table Grove near East Locust Lane at 7:10 PM CDT. |
| 00:09Z | EFU | KILX | IL | Fulton | Table Grove | A storm chaser reported a brief tornado touchdown between Table Grove and Ipava at 7:09 PM CDT. The tornado quickly lifted and no damage was observed. |
| 00:11Z | EF3 | KILX | IL | Fulton | Ipava | A tornado touched down about 1 mile south of Ipava at 7:11 PM CDT. It tracked east-northeastward causing EF-1 level damage near the intersection of East Square Road and North Summum Road where several farm buildings and a home sustained damage. The tornado then curved northeastward and crossed the Spoon River Bottoms. Damage began increasing about 1.5 miles west of Lewistown near County Highway 14 where several houses and outbuildings were damaged along North Milton Road. The tornado increased in intensity, producing EF-3 damage just northwest of Lewistown where it crumpled a metal high tension transmission tower. It crossed State Highway 97 just northwest of the intersection with State Highway 100 and damaged numerous homes and farm buildings along State Highway 100 between North Grain Bin Highway and East Epworth Spring Road. The tornado blew down several power poles from this point northeastward to the southwest edge of Bryant. Much of the tornado damage within the town of Bryant was west of State Highway 100 between Ash Street and Elm Street...with damage east of State Highway 100 being caused by rear-flank downdraft winds of 70 to 100 mph. EF-3 tornado damage was observed about 1 mile southwest of Bryant near the intersection of State Highway 100 and North Wright Road where several houses were demolished. EF-3 damage was also noted 1 mile northeast of Bryant near the west end of East Hooty Road. Four injuries occurred in the Bryant area. The tornado continued northeastward, damaging trees and power lines west of Saint David and a home along West Hickory Street southwest of Canton. It dissipated about 2 miles southwest of Canton at 7:38 PM CDT. |
| 00:29Z | EFU | KILX | IL | Fulton | Little America | A storm chaser reported a brief tornado touchdown southeast of the main Lewistown tornado at 7:29 PM CDT. The tornado quickly dissipated and no damage was observed. |
| 07:48Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Carter | Ellsinore | This was the start of the tornado track as determined by an aerial survey from the USDA Forest Service. Trees were uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph in this very short section of track in Carter County. The tornado quickly entered Wayne County in a highly forested area. |
| 07:49Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Wayne | Mill Spg | The tornado entered a heavily forested area of Wayne County after forming just over the county line in Carter County. The tornado produced a swath of tree destruction up to 300 yards wide. The tornado paralleled Highway A for about a mile or so. The only structural damage was observed where the tornado crossed Highway A. One garage suffered minor roof damage by a falling tree. The tornado caused shingle damage to a house located along Highway A. Where the tornado crossed Highway 49, the most intense tree damage was observed. This is where peak winds were estimated near 110 mph and where acres of trees were flattened. The tree damage swath became narrow and much less intense east of Highway 49 in hilly forested terrain. |
| 08:30Z | EF2 | KPAH | MO | Bollinger | Grassy | The tornado moved northeast across central Bollinger County, passing just north and west of Marble Hill. The most severe damage occurred in Glenallen (near Marble Hill), where several fatalities and injuries occurred. All five occupants of a demolished mobile home were killed there, including two teenagers, a middle-aged adult, and two older adults. Several manufactured homes were totally destroyed. Approximately a couple of dozen homes suffered major structural damage, including roof damage, broken windows, and collapse of walls. Severe tree damage occurred in the vicinity of Glenallen, where hundreds of trees were snapped at the base. A dozen or so farm outbuildings sustained major damage along the path of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph at Glenallen. The maximum path width and damage rating were assigned to the Glenallen area along Highway 34. The tornado was very close to dissipating when it crossed into Cape Girardeau County. |
| 08:56Z | EF1 | KPAH | MO | Cape Girardeau | Kurreville | The tornado passed from Bollinger County into Cape Girardeau County for just a minute or so before dissipating. The only visible damage was broken large branches on County Road 352 near the county line. |
| 09:48Z | EF0 | KDVN | IL | Henry | Woodhull | A brief tornado began just east of I-74 north of Woodhull, damaging trees, a few outbuildings, and a home in its path. A home lost some shingles and partial roof on one side of the residence. Large tree branches snapped on farmstead property. The tornado was on the ground for around 3 miles and was 50 yards wide. The tornado was rated EF0 with maximum winds around 85 mph. |
| 10:50Z | EF0 | KSRX | AR | Madison | Weathers | This tornado snapped large tree limbs and uprooted small trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 80 mph. |
| 11:03Z | EFU | KSGF | AR | Carroll | Oak Grove | Several people witnessed this tornado from multiple directions. The tornado appears to have occurred over open county, and a survey team could not access the area where the tornado likely occurred based on radar data and estimation from videographer positions. The tornado was therefore rated EF-unknown. |
| 11:38Z | EF0 | KMKX | WI | Walworth | Lake Geneva | EF0 tornado uprooted numerous trees and caused minor shingle and soffit damage to a home in the Cobble Creek neighborhood. A fire pit was lofted from one property to an adjacent one. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).