EFU Tornado — Lee, Illinois

2023-08-14 · near Maytown, Lee, Illinois

0.3 mi

Path length

10 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief landspout tornado touched down in a field southwest of Amboy, causing no known damage. Video evidence showed a funnel cloud more than half way from the cloud base to the ground just southeast of the intersection of Maytown Road and Downey Road. A review of satellite imagery from two days later indicated a likely short path in a field coincident with the location depicted in the video.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of August 14th producing a weak landspout tornado and a few funnel clouds. Heavy rain caused localized flash flooding in parts of Chicago.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1117140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.