EF0 Tornado — Macoupin, Illinois

2023-03-31 · near Mc Vey, Macoupin, Illinois

Event narrative

At 6:47 PM CDT, a weak tornado touched down in northern Macoupin County near the intersection of Waggoner and Boston Chapel Roads. Here the tornado ripped a portion of the roof off of a farm building and threw some of the debris with enough force to embed a plank of wood into the rood of a home. The tornado then traversed a few fields and wooded areas, crossing into Montgomery County at West County Line Road. In Macoupin County, the tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 74 mph. The path length was 0.85 miles and a max path width of 50 yards.

Wider weather episode

Ahead of a strong cold front, discrete supercells developed and rapidly moved northeast across the region during the early afternoon. Then as the front moved through the activity became more linear before moving out by late evening. There were numerous reports of large hail, damaging winds and two tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1087334. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.