EF1 Tornado — Moultrie, Illinois

2025-03-14 · near Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois

Event narrative

The tornado began in far northern Moultrie County, two miles south-southwest of Hammond near the intersection of county roads 1100E and 2400N. The tornado was rated EF-1 in Moultrie County, with a path length of three miles. The tornado continued into Piatt County, crossing US Highway 36 near the southwest side of Hammond and following a curved path for over nine additional miles, producing EF-2 damage. The tornado dissipated in Piatt County northeast of the intersection of county roads North 1400 East Road and State Highway 105, about one mile west of the Piatt-Champaign County line. In Moultrie County, the tornado resulted in a few dozen trees being blown down, roof damage to a house, and damage to several farm outbuildings. From its start in Moultrie County through its dissipation in Piatt County, this tornado lasted a total of 13 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A potent low pressure system progressed across the Midwest on Friday, March 14, 2025. Ahead of this system, temperatures soared nearly 30 degrees above normal with high temperatures reaching the low 80s across central Illinois. Into the evening and overnight hours, a cold front swept across Illinois, with a line of severe thunderstorms developing ahead of the front. These storms produced widespread damaging straight-line winds and eight tornadoes within the NWS Lincoln County Warning Area, all of which occurred in eastern Illinois. Two of these tornadoes were rated EF-2: one in Moultrie and Piatt counties, and another in Cumberland and Coles counties. The latter of these resulted in two injuries.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240117. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.