EF0 tornado in Madison County, Illinois

A tornado touched down along Lower Marine Road, around 3 miles northeast of Troy. It snapped off numerous tree limbs and uprooted several large trees as it tracked northeast along Lower Marine Road. One residence sustained minor roof damage. The tornado lifted and dissipated just west of Silver Creek. Overall, the was rated EF0 (max wind speed of 80 mph) with a path length of 0.33 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

During the afternoon and evening of April 18, 2024, discrete supercell thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving through the bi-state area. These storms were initially mainly capable of producing large hail and damaging wind gusts, but become tornadic as additional thunderstorms formed along the front. Due to the additional thunderstorms storms congealed into a QLCS that impacted portions of southwestern Illinois. The QLCS was responsible for several tornadoes and instances of straight line wind damage in this part of the area. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported with these thunderstorms.