EF1 Tornado — Marion, Illinois

2024-05-26 · near Omega Forbes Arpt, Marion, Illinois

1.1 mi

Path length

325 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief, weak tornado touched down just west of Forbes Lake, uprooting and snapping several trees before dissipating just east of the Oak Ridge Trailhead. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.12 miles and a max path width of 325 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 1181722. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.