EF0 Tornado — Boone, Illinois

2024-05-07 · near Blaine, Boone, Illinois

Event narrative

A weak tornado touched down just west of Beaverton Road, about halfway between Hunter Road and Blaine Road. The tornado moved northeast producing sporadic tree damage in Boone County and crossed into McHenry County just north of Engelhardt Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of May 7th producing large hail, localized flooding and one tornado. Additional scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of May 7th producing locally severe winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1178612. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.