EF0 Tornado — Jersey, Illinois

2024-03-14 · near Fieldon, Jersey, Illinois

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 2.8 miles southeast of Fieldon, on Richey Hollow Road, snapping off several large tree branches. As it moved to the southeast it crossed County Road 1100N. In this area numerous trees and tree limbs were snapped off. Also, an open sided barn had the majority of it's roof ripped off and a large barn had around a quarter of it's roof ripped off and thrown east into a nearby field. Before it crossed Beaty Mound Road it snapped off several large trees as well as numerous tree limbs. A nearby house sustained minor shingle damage. As it crossed Lodi Road it snapped off several more trees and tree limbs and began to move in a more easterly direction. As it crossed Illinois Route 109, around 3.8 miles south of Jerseyville, it snapped off a few more trees. Before lifting and dissipating 4 miles south southeast of Jerseyville, it caused a very old open sided barn to lean and minor damage to a large machine shed and roof of a chicken coop. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 8.65 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

Just after sunrise, a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced five confirmed EF-0 tornadoes. Four of these occurred in rural south-central Illinois, and another tracked through Charlack, Missouri in northern St. Louis County. No reported injuries or fatalities with these tornadoes. Also, there were a few reports of damaging winds and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168696. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.