EF0 Tornado — Mason, Illinois

2022-03-05 · near Biggs, Mason, Illinois

6.9 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 4.4 miles northeast of Kilbourne at 10:11pm CST. It tracked northeastward, knocking over 6 irrigation systems and damaging several trees before dissipating 1 mile east of Easton at 10:19pm CST.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushing across Iowa and Missouri interacted with a warm and moist environment to trigger a line of strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon of March 5th. The storms advanced eastward into central Illinois during the evening, producing wind gusts of 50-60mph and sporadic damage. An EF-0 tornado touched down northeast of Kilbourne in Mason County causing damage to farm irrigation systems, power poles, and a few trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1015350. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.