EF0 tornado in Macoupin County, Illinois

Tornado March 14, 2024 · Macoupin County, Illinois

EF0

Rating

6.7 mi

Whole path

75 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Jersey County → Macoupin County → Jersey County → Macoupin County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

As it moved into Macoupin County it crossed Illinois Route 111, just north of the intersection with Three Trees Road. As it crossed Piasa Road, it damaged a farm outbuilding and threw debris to the south in a nearby field. Then before lifting and dissipating 2.7 miles southeast of Fidelity, it snapped off a few large tree limbs. In Macoupin County the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 1.62 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 3.90 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Medora (39.1430, -90.1460).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Jersey County EF0 Macoupin County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1168704. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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