EF0 tornado in St. Clair County, Illinois

A tornado touched down near Reiber Drive on The Prairies Golf Club, snapping off or uprooting several large trees there and in a nearby subdivision. One of the uprooted trees landed on a house causing moderate roof damage. The tornado tracked to the east crossing Camp Jackson Road and I-255. Some more tree damage occurred on Lynn Street, just east of I-255, before lifting and dissipating. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 (max wind speed of 76 mph) with a path length of 1.09 miles and a max path width of 35 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.