EF0 Tornado — Jersey, Illinois

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

Event narrative

A weak tornado touched down 1.7 miles southwest of Fidelity in Jersey County, on Bowman Station Road. In this location is destroyed a small shed, snapped off several trees and tree limbs and damaged a power pole. It then tracked east northeast. As it crossed Fidelity Road it tore a carport off of a house and threw it into a nearby field. A bit further east it caused minor roof damage to a farm house, uprooted a large tree and caused damage to two older brick grain silos. Then the tornado tracked east into Macoupin County. The tornado was rated EF0 in Jersey County with a path length of 2.28 miles and a max path width of 75 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 1168702. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.