Tornado Reports
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| 00:21Z | EF0 | KICT | OK | Osage | Grainola | A KOTV meteorologist witnessed a tornado from the station's helicopter during a live broadcast. The tornado remained over open country and thus resulted in no damage. The tornado continued into Cowley County Kansas. |
| 00:23Z | EF0 | KICT | KS | Cowley | Maple City | The tornado touched down just south of the state line and moved northeast into Kansas, just to the east of Highway K15. It was on the ground in open country and caused no damage. |
| 00:34Z | EF0 | KICT | KS | Chautauqua | Cedar Vale | The tornado touched down briefly over open country. No damage was noted with this tornado. |
| 00:45Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Shelby | Shelbina | The tornado initially touched down 1.5 miles south of Shelbina just west of Highway 15, damaging a small storage building and scattering debris across Highway 15. The tornado then continued to the east-northeast, severely damaging a large metal farm building. The debris from this building was blown downwind over half a mile. The maximum damage was rated EF1, with a maximum wind speed around 90 mph. Total length of this tornado was around a mile, with a maximum width of 20 to 30 yards. |
| 00:48Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Monroe | North Fork | The tornado initially touched down just southwest of the intersection of Highway 15 and Route WW, in far north central Monroe County, damaging several metal machine sheds and tossing debris over a quarter of a mile downwind. The tornado continued moving east-northeast crossing into far southern Shelby County. The damage was rated EF0, with a maximum wind speed around 80 mph and a width of 20 yards. The total overall length of the tornado for both Monroe and Shelby counties was 2 miles. |
| 00:49Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Shelby | Lakenan | As the tornado crossed from far north central Monroe County into southern Shelby County it struck a farmstead just north of County Line Road. At this location two small grain bins were destroyed, one of which was wrapped around a power pole a quarter of a mile to the east. A larger grain bin was partially shifted off its foundation, and suffered a partial collapse on its west side. A nearby windmill was also destroyed. The damage was rated EF0, with a maximum wind speed around 80 mph and a width of 20 yards. The total overall length of the tornado for both Monroe and Shelby counties was 2 miles. |
| 02:05Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Pike | Reading | The tornado initially touched down at approximately 8:05 PM on County Road 122 between Highways B and YY. A narrow swath of tree damage was found at this point. Several large pine trees were severed about half way up the trunk. The tops of the pine trees could not be found. The tornado skipped and caused additional tree damage 1/4 mile south of the intersection of County Road 120 and Highway B. The final area of tree damage was found crossing Highway 79 approximately 1 mile east of the intersection of Highways B and 79. The width of the damage area ranged from 30 to 40 yard and was rated EF0. The damage track length was approximately 2.3 miles. |
| 04:05Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Pike | Frankford | The tornado initially touched down just south of Highway B, 1.9 miles east of Frankford, Missouri at approximately 10:05 PM. A machine shed was severely damaged at this location, and several missiles from the machine shed were embedded into the ground. This tornado destroyed three more machine sheds along its path. Debris was tossed between a quarter and a third of a mile to the east-northeast. The width of the damage ranged from 30 to 40 yards while the length of the tornado track was 1.4 miles. The damage was rate EF0. |
| 04:15Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Osage | Judge | A tornado hit a farmstead around 10:15PM one-half mile south of the intersection of County Roads 804 and 811 on a ridge. A large barn was totally destroyed while a brick ranch home had several broken windows on the west side. Roofing materials were also removed. A few trees and pines were snapped about half way up and tossed over 40 to 50 yards to the east. The width of the damage track was approximately 50 yards while damage intensity was rated EF1. The damage length was approximately a quarter of a mile. |
| 04:33Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Gasconade | Stony Hill | A tornado touched down about half a mile west of the intersection of Lone Grove School Road and Hesemann Road. In this location it broke off and uprooted numerous trees. As it travelled to the east it blew over a hay wagon and overturned a couple of tanks and farm equipment. A nearby home sustained minor roof damage and a shed was completely flattened. It blew over more trees before crossing Lone Grove School Road. At this location it blew part of the roof off of a large barn. It travelled a little further to the east blowing down a few more trees near Grannemann Road before lifting and dissipating. The max width of the tornado was 175 yards and was on the ground for three quarters of a mile. It was rated as EF1. |
| 04:53Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Charles | Augusta | The tornado touched down near the Balducci Winery, about 3 miles west-northwest of Augusta. The tornado then continued to the east, producing intermittent damage along Highway 94 before moving into the Missouri River Valley about 4 miles southwest of Defiance. The tornado crossed the Missouri River into extreme northeast Franklin County. The width ranged from 50 to 200 yards. Maximum damage, noted at several locations along the path, was estimated at EF1. Some of the more significant damage included the total removal of a roof from a century old home at the Balducci Winery, significant tree and home damage 1 to 2 miles east of the winery, large trees snapped at a catholic church 1 mile northwest of Augusta, and structural damage to a home just northeast of Klondike Park. The total overall length of the tornado for both St. Charles and Franklin counties was 9.35 miles. |
| 05:01Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Franklin | Oetters | As the tornado crossed the Missouri River from St. Charles County into extreme northeast Franklin County, it blew down and snapped off numerous trees in the flood plain before lifting and dissipating just north northeast of St. Albans. The width of the damage was around 50 yards and was rated EF1. The total overall length of the tornado for both St. Charles and Franklin counties was 9.35 miles. |
| 05:03Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Centaur | A tornado touched down just northwest of the intersection of Wild Horse Creek Road and Babler Forest Road. Damage to the trees in this area was rated EF1. The tornado then crossed Wild Horse Creek Road and lifted just southeast of the intersection of Wild Horse Creek Road and Puellman Road. Path length was 0.15 miles and maximum width of damage was 50 yards. |
| 05:04Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Centaur | The tornado touched down in Babler Memorial State Park and caused tree damage southwest of the intersection of Theodore Martin Drive and Guy Park Road in the park, where several large trees where either snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved northeast along Guy Park Road causing more tree damage before lifting. This tornado was rated EF1, had a path length of 0.36 mile and a maximum width of 75 yards. |
| 05:05Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Centaur | The tornado touched down causing extensive tree damage in Babler State Park. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along portions of John Cochran Road and Pine Road. The tornado continued east, crossing Babler Park Drive, where it hit a farmstead. A tin roof to a barn was partially removed and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado lifted to the east of this farm. The damage was rated EF1, with a maximum width of 200 yards, and the track length was nine tenths of a mile. |
| 05:06Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Centaur | The tornado touched down in the campground area of Babler Memorial State Park in the far southern part of the park. Several large trees were either snapped or uprooted at this location and revealed a convergent damage pattern. The tornado again touched down and caused minor tree damage just north of the intersection of Babler Park Drive and Pond Road. The width of the damage area ranged from 40 to 70 yards and was rated EF1. The total path length of the tornado was three quarters of a mile. |
| 05:10Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Centaur | The tornado touched down along Rosemar Lane causing extensive tree damage. The tornado tracked east across Highway 109 causing minor tree and shingle damage to a few homes before lifting. The width of the damage area averaged 70 yards and was rated EF1. The total path length of the tornado was sixth tenths of a mile. |
| 05:30Z | EF1 | KIND | IN | Madison | Ingalls | A small, brief tornado touched down in extreme southern Madison County just west of the town of Ingalls at approximately 12:30 AM EST. The tornado began near County Road 1050 South, just west of County Road 750 West, pushing the roof off of a house. From there the tornado continued north, damaging a large barn up the hill north of the flooding Lick Creek. The tornado also destroyed a pole barn, damaged a home, and a 30 foot long trailer along County Road 1000 South. Further damage to trees occurred across the road from the pole barn before the tornado lifted. Based on the damage to the homes and barns, the tornado produced EF1 intensity damage with maximum winds estimated at just over 100 mph. The tornadoes path was just over a half mile long. |
| 05:35Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Madison | Granite City | It was determined that an EF1 tornado cut a 100 yard wide, over 3 mile long path through Granite City. The tornado first touched down at approximately 11:35 PM near the intersection of Illinois Route 3 and Rock Road. There, a large storage facility lost much of its roof. The tornado rapidly moved eastward at nearly 60 mph, causing significant tree and roof damage in its path. The tornado reached Maryville Road at around 11:38 PM where it dissipated. |
| 05:39Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Madison | Glen Carbon | The tornado touched down between Edwardsville and Glen Carbon near the intersection of Ginger Creek Drive and Illinois Route 157. There were several cedar trees uprooted at this location. The tornado continued east-northeast through the Ginger Creek Subdivision to the intersection of Center Grove Road and Illinois Route 159. This is where a metal industrial building sustained roof and siding damage. The tornado also crossed the intersection of Center Grove Road and Troy Road where a few signs of local businesses were damaged and a Home Depot sustained some damage to small preconstructed sheds sitting outside. The tornado continued east-northeast to near the intersection of Gerber Road and Governors Parkway where several houses sustained minor roof and siding damage. The tornado dissipated just beyond this location. The path length of this tornado was 2.4 miles long. Most of the damage along the path was rated EF0 with the maximum intensity rated EF1 for some tree damage and the industrial building damage. The maximum path width was 150 yards. |
| 05:42Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Madison | Kuhn | The tornado formed just west of Interstate 55 near Mick Road approximately 2 miles north of the Interstate 55/70/255 interchange where a few power poles were knocked over. The tornado crossed Interstate 55 and produced minor tree damage. It continued east-northeast where it produced roof and siding damage to a couple of homes. One home had part of the roof decking on the south side of the house removed while another had a flag pole located well to the north of the structure bent over almost to ground level. This pole was pointing south. Further along the path, a barn was destroyed along Staunton Road with debris strewn several hundred yards across the road into an open field. The tornado continued east-northeast until it snapped several mature pine trees off several feet above the ground along Nealy Lane. The tornado dissipated before reaching Illinois Route 4. The path length was 2 miles. The tornado had a maximum width of 50 yards and maximum intensity of EF1 for the destroyed barn and the snapped pine trees. |
| 05:45Z | EF2 | KLSX | IL | Madison | Chinatown | It was determined that a tornado touched down on Weathervane Road on the west side of Troy at approximately 11:45 PM. It was there that the tornado was at its strongest, an EF2, as it completely removed the roof from a well constructed home. One occupant received a serious head laceration and was treated at a local hospital. The tornado moved eastward at 60 mph, with a damage swath of 100 to 200 yards wide. Numerous trees, power lines, and roofs sustained minor to moderate damage along its path. The tornado continued to near the intersection of North Dewey Street and East Market Street, where it lifted at approximately 11:48 PM. The path length was 2.7 miles long. |
| 05:57Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Bond | Old Ripley | A tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles north of Pocahontas at a farm and residence along File Avenue. A concentrated area of extensive tree damage was found next to the residence. Every hardwood and softwood tree in this area was snapped at the trunk. Tree tops were thrown 30 to 50 yards. Several trees were also uprooted. The house sustained shingle damage and two supporting posts on the house were blown out. A granary was destroyed with debris thrown between 50 and 100 yards. A large metal storage shed lost its roof and two walls were blown out with debris scattered between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. The tornado skipped east, hitting another farmstead on Shawnee Road, causing damage to a silo and roof. The debris was tossed to the north over 300 yards. The maximum damage was rated EF1 with a maximum wind speed around 100 mph. The total length of the tornado was 2.7 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. |
| 06:03Z | EF0 | KLSX | IL | Washington | Okawville | The tornado formed just to the southwest of Okawville. The tornado moved across the south side of town and damaged the local grain elevator, produced some minor roof and exterior damage to houses along the south side of East Schumacher Street. The Emmanuel Lutheran School also sustained some minor roof damage. The tornado continued to the east where it produced some additional damage and snapped an 8-10 inch diameter tree trunk approximately 6 feet off the ground. The tornado continued east until it damaged a house on Hummingbird Road. This house suffered an unknown amount of roof damage because it was in the process of being repaired. There was also minor tree damage and an outbuilding that was destroyed with the debris scattered several hundred yards to the northeast. The tornado lifted just to the east of this location. Path length was 2.8 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards and rated EF0. |
| 06:08Z | EF2 | KLSX | IL | Washington | Covington | The tornado touched down approximately 6 miles east of Okawville on Illinois Route 177 near the Kuhl Lumber and Pallet Company. Minor roof and siding damage occurred to an ongoing construction project at the saw mill. A few trees along a tree line to the east of the complex were topped. The tornado continued east where it struck a farmstead causing considerable damage. A 48 by 96 foot machine shed was completely destroyed with much of the debris scattered up to almost one mile to the east. Another building was lost at this location as well as a grain bin. Two other barns sustained damage with one being pushed off the foundation by several feet. The debris from the machine shed impacted the house, garage and workshop with several missiles not only in the ground but also into other structures. The home sustained several broken windows from flying debris. The roof of the home had at least five rafters damaged when an unknown heavy object hit the roof, but was blown away during the storm. The tornado continued to the east and dissipated approximately one mile west of New Minden. The path length was 2.3 miles with a maximum intensity of EF2 due to the damage at the farmstead. Maximum damage width was 100 yards. |
| 06:27Z | EF2 | KILX | IL | Fayette | Confidnece | A tornado touched down in Confidence, Illinois approximately 8 miles southwest of St. Elmo or 9.5 miles east-southeast of Vandalia. The tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 1750E and County Road 1275N. In this location it damaged a residence, trees, and outbuildings. A convergent pattern was found in the debris. The tornado then continued east northeast and damaged several residences and farm buildings along County Road 1275N. One residence was shifted 22 feet off the foundation and another was shifted 6 feet off the foundation. Lumber from the roof was driven into the siding and into the foundation at a third residence. The tornado then skipped through a wooded area north of County Road 1275N before lifting west of Illinois Route 185. The maximum damage was rated EF2 with a maximum wind speed around 120 mph. The total length of this tornado was approximately 1.3 miles with a maximum width of 90 yards. |
| 06:32Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Fayette | St Elmo | A tornado briefly touched down approximately 1 mile southeast of St. Elmo at a farm building located a tenth of a mile south of Interstate 70 and two tenths of a mile north of County Road 1900N along County Road 2250E. The south facing wall of a large metal farm storage building was blown out with debris scattered over one half mile into an adjacent field. Several 2x4s were driven several feet into the ground. A billboard just south of the farm building supported by 16 wooden posts, each 5 to 10 inches in diameter. All of these posts were snapped but there was no damage to the power poles directly across the road. Since the billboard was found on the road directly in front of the posts rather than farther downstream, it appears that straight line winds caused damage to the billboard while the tornado was responsible for damage to the farm building. The maximum damage was rated EF1 with a maximum wind speed around 95 mph. The total length of this tornado was approximately two tenths of a mile with a maximum width of 10 yards. |
| 06:33Z | EF2 | KILX | IL | Fayette | St Elmo | A tornado briefly touched down near the Fayette and Effingham county line approximately two tenths of a mile south of County Road 1800N. Two large farm buildings were destroyed and debris was thrown 1 mile to the east into Effingham County. Other farm buildings also sustained damage. There were four spots on the property with evidence that heavy debris, including a cinderblock, was thrown a substantial distance to the northwest. Several 2x4s were driven several feet into the ground. The tornado did not go into Effingham county. The maximum damage was rated EF2 with a maximum wind speed around 115 mph. The total length of this tornado was a tenth of a mile with a maximum width of 50 yards. |
| 07:36Z | EF1 | KVWX | IN | Gibson | Owensville | Near Owensville, a mobile home was shifted off its foundation and a garage was moved about two feet and destroyed. About a half-dozen homes sustained mainly shingle damage. Numerous large trees were blown down. Further east along the damage path, a house lost about one-quarter of its roof, including plywood. In the Somerville area, a couple barns were partially unroofed, shingles were off a house and church, and over a dozen trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. The average path width was 175 yards. |
| 07:51Z | EF2 | KVWX | IN | Gibson | Princeton | Near the start of the damage path near Princeton, several trees were uprooted and an antenna was blown down by winds near 85 mph. Four miles east of Princeton off Indiana Highway 64, shingles were off two homes and another antenna was down. The tornado reached its peak intensity in Oakland City, where two houses were deemed total losses and several others were heavily damaged. Windows were blown out. A funnel cloud was sighted by a trained spotter. Peak wind was 115 mph. Average path width was 300 yards. The tornado crossed into Pike County just east of Oakland City. |
| 08:01Z | EF2 | KVWX | IN | Pike | Little | The tornado entered Pike County from Gibson County about 1.5 miles east of Oakland City. Damage was primarily to trees in this rural area. Hundreds of large trees were snapped off or uprooted, and barn roofs were blown off. A garage was demolished near Arthur. The most intense damage occurred two miles east of Arthur, where peak winds were estimated near 115 mph. Average path width was 300 yards. |
| 08:10Z | EF0 | KVWX | IN | Pike | Otwell | A few homes had partial roof loss. Several homes sustained shingle damage. The roof was blown off a two-car garage and a large farm shed. About a dozen trees were down or damaged. The average path width was 150 yards. Peak wind was estimated about 85 mph. |
| 08:19Z | EF2 | KVWX | IN | Dubois | Millersport | An NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-2 tornado with two segments touched down in Dubois county. The tornado first touched down just north of Duff east of County Road 650W. At touchdown straight-line wind damage was also observed to the south of the tornado. Damage to several large metal buildings, a large barn, and a radio tower were observed as the tornado crossed Dubois County south of Jasper.|After a brief break in the path, the tornado touched down four miles southwest of Celestine and took a slight turn to the northeast. The most significant damage along this segment was in Celestine near Ellsworth Road. Damage included roofs blown off two brick homes with the walls collapsed in one home. In addition a double-wide trailer was blown off its foundation and an RV was tossed across the road. One minor injury was reported. The tornado was rated EF-1 with winds of 100 mph and a path width of 75 yards in the first segment. It was rated EF-2 with winds of 125 mph and a path width of 225 yards in the second segment. |
| 09:29Z | EF0 | KLVX | IN | Clark | Watson | An NWS storm survey confirmed a tornado which crossed the Ohio River from Clark county, IN to Jefferson county, KY. The tornado was rated an EF-0 in Indiana and an EF-1 in Kentucky. This tornado touched down in Clark County near Centennial Boulevard. Large hardwood trees were uprooted along the tornado's path towards Utica. A house on Middle Road had a tin roof blown off and thrown 200 yards. A couple of garage doors were dented in. Winds along this part of the tornado path were estimated to be 85 mph with a path width of 100 yards. |
| 09:30Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Jefferson | Harrods Creek | This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that hit Utica in Clark county Indiana. After crossing the Ohio River the tornado moved into Harrods Creek. Numerous hardwood trees were snapped and a section of roof was blown off a house. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with a maximum wind speed of 100 mph and a width of 100 yards. The tornado lifted just west of US 42. |
| 09:59Z | EF3 | KLVX | KY | Henry | Bellview | A NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with wind speeds of up to 140 mph in Henry county. The tornado touched down just to the southwest of KY 1899 (Mulberry Pike), crossing into Springhill Estates subdivision. Two homes were destroyed here along with three outbuildings. Trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then weakened as it traveled across KY 1359. Fifteen power poles were blown down along the highway. One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. The tornado continued across KY 22 where trees were blown down and one outbuilding was damaged. The tornado lifted near Drennon Creek. |
| 11:00Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Fairfield | Thurston | The tornado touched down south of Millersport near the intersection of Millersport Road and Canal Road where tree damage was observed. The tornado then continued to the east and directly hit a farm on the north side of Canal Road. At this location, metal grain bins were tossed and rolled and trees were uprooted. A masonry wall was also flattened and numerous objects were impaled into the ground as well. A newly constructed barn had the roof removed and numerous pieces of sheet metal were strewn into adjoining fields. The tornado then continued on and hit two residences on Lake Road. A modular home had the roof completely removed and tossed and trees were uprooted. A barn was completely destroyed in the area as well. At another residence, one of the exterior walls was buckled from the wind blowing the door of the home open. Corn debris from a nearby field was driven into the ground. A stick was found driven into the siding on the front of the home. |
| 11:49Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Lincoln | Stanford | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph touched down about a mile southwest of Stanford. It traveled southeast damaging the middle school complex on Highway 27 about a mile south of Stanford. The tornado continued to damage large barns and out buildings as well as snap trees until it lifted about 2.1 miles northwest of Crab Orchard. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).