EF0 Tornado — Clinton, Illinois

2024-05-26 · near New Baden, Clinton, Illinois

Event narrative

After crossing into Clinton County, the tornado tracked through the far southern portions of New Baden. On Illinois Route 160 on the southeast side of New Baden half the roof of a business was ripped off. Also, a small shed had minor shingle damage. As the tornado tracked through Damiansville it broke off numerous large tree limbs around town. It continued to track to the southeast. After crossing Boot Hill Road it snapped off a few more large tree limbs before lifting and dissipating. The tornado was rated EF1 in Clinton County with a path length of 7.56 miles and a max path width of 500 yards. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 10.5 miles and a max path width of 500 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes. This occurred alongside numerous reports of large hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter and damaging winds of up to 81 mph. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries or fatalities with these thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.