EF0 Tornado — Marion, Illinois

2024-05-26 · near Fairman, Marion, Illinois

Event narrative

The damage survey was not completed on the east side of Carlyle Lake including the portion of the track in Marion County. The survey relies on the support of subsequent reports until the tornado was suspected to have lifted just west of Hwy 51 north of Fairman where a small barn or farm outbuilding sustained major loss of its roof panels. The tornado was rated an EF1 in Marion County with a path length of 0.86 miles and a max path width of 25 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 18.5 miles and a max path width of 325 yards.

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 1181721. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.