EF1 tornado in Iroquois County, Illinois

This tornado originated in Vermillion County south of the town of Rankin east of N 2800E Rd and north of 3700 N Rd. The tornado tracked northeastward crossing into Iroquois County just west of N 1600 East Rd. The storm then dissipated about 8 miles later north of the town of Wellington just east of E 400 North Rd at N 2300 East Rd. While in Vermillion County, the tornado destroyed a couple of sheds and farm outbuildings, uprooted a number of trees, and did some roof damage to a home. In Iroquois County, a few trees were damaged along with the roofs of a couple of outbuildings.

During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state. The NWS Chicago office tied a record for the most tornadoes to occur in a single calendar day within the office's county warning area with 22, 17 of which occurred in Illinois. One EF-2 tornado occurred in south-central Lee County and two others in northwest Indiana. Some of the more notable damage includes multiple semi trucks blown over, a garage that had been completely destroyed southeast of Amboy, and the partial roof collapse of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere which unfortunately resulted in one fatality and 40 injuries.