EF1 Tornado — Marion, Illinois

2024-04-07 · near Vernon, Marion, Illinois

Event narrative

Around 5:21 pm, a brief tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of North 600th Street and Davis Road, where it destroyed a farm outbuilding, lofting debris into surrounding trees and powerlines. The tornado continued to the northeast causing minor damage to the roof of a small farm shed on Flat Creek Drive before lifting and dissipating. The tornado was rated EF-1 with a maximum estimated wind speed of 90 mph. The path length was 1.26 miles with a maximum path width of 25 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of April 7th, convection fired along a cold front stretching along the Mississippi River. There was an isolated threat of severe weather through the evening hours. Portions of Clinton and Marion counties were impacted by this, seeing isolated large hail, damaging winds, and an EF-1 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172370. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.