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21:35Z EF2 KLSX MO Maries Veto A National Weather Service storms survey determined that an EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 122 mph touched down west of Vichy and traveled 6.8 miles lifting just northeast of the Vichy/Rolla airport. The path of the tornado was intermittent with mostly EF-1 damage but EF-2 damage did occur west of Vichy to north east of Vichy. Along the path, which was 880 yards at its widest, multiple trees were uprooted or snapped. A home suffered significant damage to exterior walls and some interior walls. Several other homes suffered minor siding damage. Two metal frame buildings lost roofs, and another metal building had two walls blown down at the Vichy/Rolla Airport where the ASOS measured 97 mph winds. Several outbuildings suffered minor to major damage, two aircraft suffered minor damage. Five people suffered minor injuries.
23:19Z EF1 KLSX MO St. Louis Morschels A weak tornado touched down on Valley Drive at 619 PM CDT just south of Lucie Avenue, snapping off several trees and causing minor roof damage to a couple of houses. It then moved northeast crossing Highway 141 about a third of a mile south of the I-44/Highway 141 interchange. As it continued to the northeast paralleling I-44, it caused minor damage to trees, roofs and light posts. As the tornado approached Bowles Avenue, it began to move in an easterly direction across a light industrial area, but still paralleling I-44. Damage in this area remained minor with roof and tree damage. As it crossed the Meramec River, about half a mile south of I-44, it tracked in a more east southeasterly direction through Tapawingo National Golf Course causing damage to numerous trees and minor structural damage. The tornado lifted and dissipated near the intersection of West Watson Road and Bond Place. Overall the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The path length was 4.47 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:24Z EF0 KLSX MO Jefferson Hillsboro A tornado formed around 6:24pm CDT near the corner of Elm and 3rd streets on the northwest side of downtown Hillsboro, causing minor damage to the siding of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. It continued eastward along the northern periphery of the downtown area, producing sporadic minor tree damage as it did so. When it approached Business Highway 21, the tornado damaged the facade and steeple of the First Baptist Church. Across the highway along 4th Street, the roof of the fire department building and a residence received minor damage. As the tornado moved over Vreeland Road and tracked along Sunny Lane, it briefly intensified, with several trees uprooted along the lane and minor roof damage occurring on an outbuilding. The tornado then weakened as it neared the end of Sunny Lane, dissipating in the wooded area just beyond the end of the roadway. Overall the tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 77 mph. The path length was 0.57 miles with a max path width of 200 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:30Z EF1 KLSX MO Jefferson Silica A tornado formed northeast of Festus, MO along Old A Highway just after 6:30pm CDT on April 15. It moved northeastward through a subdivision off of Old A Highway and west of West City Park, producing sporadic minor structural damage. As the tornado moved into West City Park, it increased in strength, snapping and uprooting several trees. As it moved over Horine Road, it reached peak strength and produced significant damage to a home. The tornado weakened slightly as it continued on to Interstate 55, producing minor damage to homes, outbuildings, and trees as it did so. As the tornado crossed I-55, it overturned a southbound semi causing minor injuries to the driver. After crossing Interstate 55, the tornado turned more northeasterly and crossed McNutt Street and Lake Drive in Herculaneum, continuing to produce additional minor structural and tree damage. The tornado then turned more easterly and tracked along Joachim Avenue and just south of Herculaneum High School, where it produced minor roof damage to a church and knocked over light poles. As it entered the Dunkin and Fletcher Memorial Park it weakened and dissipated. Overall the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The path length was 3.97 miles with a max path width of 360 yards. One injury was reported, but no fatalities.
23:30Z EF1 KSHV LA Bienville Ringgold An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 104 mph touched down west of Zeke Road just north of the intersection of Zeke Road and Highway 154 in Western Bienville Parish just southwest of Ringgold. Shortly after crossing Zeke Road while moving in an east-northeasterly direction, the tornado reached its peak estimated wind speed near 104 mph as the NWS survey team found numerous snapped softwood trees on a heavily wooded property. The tornado continued a consistent movement to the east-northeast for another quarter mile, before turning sharply to the southeast and crossing back over Highway 154. This rather atypical tornadic movement was represented quite closely in the associated radar data. Many trees were uprooted and a few were snapped as the tornado crossed Highway 154 and the team was not able to survey more damage from the ground due to lack of road access until the tornado next crossed Highway 4 near the intersection of Highway 4 and PR 537. The tornado also uprooted numerous hardwood and softwood trees here, while also snapping a few softwoods. It is possible that the tornado continued a bit farther than the endpoint represented in the survey, but the NWS survey team could not confirm this due to the lack of ground access immediately to the southeast. An overwhelming majority of the damage in this tornado was limited to trees, although throughout the path, there were a handfull of residences and structures damaged by falling trees and downed limbs. Pictures were also submitted of a funnel cloud to the west of this surveyed tornado and east of Lake Bistineau. While it is possible there was another tornado touchdown a little west of this tornado, the survey team did not have any ground access to conduct a survey in this area.
23:34Z EF1 KLSX MO Jefferson Pevely A tornado formed on the northwest side of Pevely, MO around 634 PM CDT and tracked to the southeast into the northern portions of town producing minor roof, tree, siding and sign damage. After it crossed Pleasant Road it tracked in a more easterly direction, causing additional minor tree, power line and roof damage before lifting and dissipating on the western side of Oak Valley Golf Course and Resort. Overall the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The path length was 0.93 miles with a max path width of 150 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:34Z EF0 KLSX IL Monroe Chalfin Bridge At 6:34 PM CDT a tornado touched down on Bluff Road about 1.8 miles southwest of Maeystown. As it tracked to the northeast it caused minor tree damage as well as moderate damage to a farm outbuilding on the southwest side of town. It continued to the northeast across Monroe County causing sporadic tree damage and destroyed a small outbuilding. About 1.5 miles southwest of Hecker the roof of a barn was removed. The tornado crossed into southern St. Clair County about 0.4 of a mile northwest of Hecker. The tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 85 mph. The path length in Monroe County was 15.91 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The total path length was 19.57 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:39Z EF0 KLSX IL Monroe Harrisonville A tornado touched down at 6:39 PM CDT just east of intersection of Harris Road and B Road and tracked to the east northeast. There was some minor roof damage to a couple of outbuildings before the tornado crossed Bluff Road, around 2.6 miles south southwest of Valmeyer. For the remainder of the tornado path the damage was mostly to trees. However, a house sustained minor roof damage on Deer Hill Road, about 2.4 miles southeast of Valmeyer. Then the tornado lifted and dissipated around 6:46 PM CDT. Overall the tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 85 mph. The tornado path length is 4.97 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:43Z EFU KLSX IL Monroe Columbia Gebhardt Ar A tornado briefly touched down in the Mississippi river bottoms on the northwest side of Columbia, IL. The only evidence of this tornado was a video provided via local media. Duration was likely less than 1 minute, no damage or injuries. The tornado was rated EFU with an estimated path length of 0.34 miles and an estimated path width of 25 yards.
23:54Z EF1 KLSX IL St. Clair Paderborn The tornado crossed into St. Clair County about 0.4 of a mile northwest of Hecker. The tornado intensified as it crossed Illinois Route 159. In this area, it destroyed a large barn, caused minor roof damage to a house and snapped off a number of trees. It continued to track to the northeast causing sporadic tree damage and minor roof damage to outbuildings before lifting and dissipating on Klein School Road just north of intersection with Illinois Route 156 at 6:59 PM CDT. The tornado was rated EF1 in St. Clair County with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The path length was 3.66 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The total path length was 19.57 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
23:59Z EF0 KLSX IL St. Clair Signal Hill A brief tornado touched down at 6:59 PM CDT on Walnut Lane and tracked to the east northeast along Signal Hill Boulevard. It caused damage to numerous trees and minor structural damage. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with max wind speed of 84 mph. The path length was 0.58 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
00:01Z EFU KLSX IL Madison Collinsville A tornado briefly touched down just to the west of Collinsville, IL. The only evidence of this tornado was a video provided via local media. Duration was likely less than 1 minute, no damage or injuries. The tornado was rated EFU with an estimated path length of 0.16 miles and an estimated path width of 25 yards.
00:03Z EF0 KLSX IL St. Clair Belleville A tornado touched down at 7:03 PM CDT at the intersection of West E Street and N 7th Street and tracked to the north northeast. Damage was limited to trees and power lines. The tornado lifted and dissipated on Anna Street just east of Helen Street. The tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 85 mph. The path length was 1.12 miles and a max path width of 90 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
00:03Z EF1 KLSX IL St. Clair Belleville A tornado touched down at 7:03 PM CDT just south of the intersection of N 2nd Street and West F Street and tracked to the northeast. It initially caused minor tree and power line damage. Then as it moved through moved through the Forest Hill Drive area, it briefly intensified either snapping off or uprooting several very large trees. Several of the trees fell onto homes, causing more significant structural damage. Further to the northeast there was minor structural damage to a couple of homes, apartment buildings and businesses. Then the tornado lifted and dissipated on Adeline Drive just west of Sierra Drive at 7:07 PM CDT. The tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 98 mph. The path length was 3.04 miles and a max path width of 200 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
00:33Z EFU KLSX IL Washington Covington A tornado briefly touched down about a third of a mile north of Covington, IL. The only evidence of this tornado was a video provided via social media. Duration was likely less than 1 minute, no damage or injuries. The tornado was rated EFU with an estimated path length of 0.17 miles and an estimated path width of 50 yards.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).