EF0 Tornado — Fayette, Illinois

2025-04-30 · near Carlyle Res North, Fayette, Illinois

Event narrative

A brief, weak tornado touched down between Carlyle Lake and Pope near 6:30 PM and moved northeast. Along its track, the tornado removed several shingles from a home and caused tree damage. The tornado lifted near County Road 700 at approximately 6:38 PM. The tornado was rated EF-0 with a path length of 5.01 miles and a maximum path width of 50 yards.

Wider weather episode

The environment during the afternoon of April 30th was characterized by increased instability and increasing deep layer shear. This resulted in the development of discrete supercells ahead of a mesoscale convective complex moving northeast from Oklahoma. One particularly robust and long-lived supercell dropped up to 2 inch hail in Clinton County before producing 2 tornadoes in Fayette County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.