EF0 Tornado — Woodford, Illinois

2024-07-15 · near Spires, Woodford, Illinois

Event narrative

The tornado began two miles east-southeast of Minonk, near a residence on County Road 2000, producing damage to several trees. Sentinel satellite data showed the tornado tracked northeast through several corn fields, producing damage to the corn. The tornado damaged more trees at a residence on County Road 2100, very close to the Woodford-Livingston county line. The tornado then continued into Livingston County, where it produced damage to trees, corn, and utility poles before quickly dissipating after two tenths of a mile. The damage was rated EF-0 in both Woodford and Livingston counties.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of July 15, 2024, a derecho brought very strong winds, several tornadoes, and heavy rainfall to a good portion of the Midwest. Thunderstorms initiated over central Iowa during the late afternoon hours then quickly spread east-southeast through southern Wisconsin, the northern half of Illinois, southern Michigan, and the northern/central Indiana. The event produced significant tree damage, some structural damage, and 10 tornadoes within the NWS Lincoln County Warning Area, most of which were rated EF-0 or EF-1. Back building of storms into the morning of July 16, 2024, brought very heavy rainfall and flash flooding near and south of a Galesburg to Sullivan line. The heaviest rain fell over Fulton and Mason counties where 4-8 was reported, necessitating some road closures and producing damage to roadways in Fulton County. One indirect death occurred in Peoria County as part of this thunderstorm event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.