EF1 Tornado — Stark, Illinois

2024-08-15 · near West Jersey, Stark, Illinois

3.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down along Walnut Creek near the Knox County-Stark County line about 3 miles northwest of West Jersey at 11:06pm CDT. It moved east-northeastward through farm fields before crossing over Walnut Creek again and snapping trees as it progressed across 250 East Road. The tornado then crossed State Route 78 and dissipated in a field at 11:12pm CDT.

Wider weather episode

A cold front interacting with a highly unstable airmass triggered a line of severe thunderstorms across west-central Illinois during the evening of August 15th. The storms swept across Knox County, northern Peoria County, and Stark County...producing scattered wind damage and hail as large as quarters. One cell spawned a brief EF-1 tornado northwest of West Jersey in Stark County. The tornado caused mainly tree damage before quickly dissipating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.