EF0 Tornado — Mason, Illinois

2022-08-01 · near Natrona, Mason, Illinois

0.4 mi

Path length

60 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in a field just north of County Road 1300 North about 2.5 miles north of Mason City at 4:46 AM CDT. The tornado tracked southeastward toward the intersection of County Road 1300 North and County Road 3600 East, flipping an empty trailer hopper and damaging a tractor before quickly dissipating at 4:48 AM CDT.

Wider weather episode

A cold front extending from Wisconsin into eastern Iowa triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms during the pre-dawn hours of August 1st. The storms tracked southeastward, producing scattered wind damage along and north of the I-72 corridor. One of the cells spawned a brief EF-1 tornado in the town of Beason in eastern Logan County which severely damaged a grain elevator and numerous trees before quickly lifting. Another storm produced a brief EF-0 tornado near Mason City in Mason County that caused minor damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.