F2 Tornado — Knox, Illinois
1995-05-13 · near St Augustine, Knox, Illinois
2
Injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
14.0 mi
Path length
880 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A tornado touched down 1 N of St. Augustine and traveled to the northeast. Twelve farm structures and 14 pieces of farm equipment were destroyed. Eighteen homes were either damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were blown over and a 10 acre orchard with over 1200 trees was destroyed. The tornado also took off the roof of the Maquon Fire Department before it lifted and dissipated 1 NE of Maquon. Two people sustained minor injuries and damage was estimated around $1.6 million.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10320298. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.