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Thunderstorm Wind — Marion, Illinois

2025-03-14 · near Centralia, Marion, Illinois

$10K

Property damage

60 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Centralia emergency manager reported multiple power lines downed due to thunderstorm winds.

Wider weather episode

During the late afternoon of March 14, 2025, numerous severe thunderstorms developed across central Missouri and tracked east. After sunset, these thunderstorms began producing tornadoes, some strong, across portions of Missouri and Illinois. In total, 13 tornadoes touched down in the CWA, making it one of the most active outbreaks on record for the St. Louis CWA. Six of these tornadoes occurred at least partially in St. Louis's Illinois counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241563. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.