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EF1 Tornado — Randolph, Illinois

2025-05-19 · near Prairie Du Rocher, Randolph, Illinois

$30K

Property damage

0.5 mi

Path length

25 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief tornado touched down just south of Prairie du Rocher, destroying an outbuilding before heading north-northeast. From there the tornado caused tree damage and damaged another farm outbuilding before dissipating just southwest of Route 155.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective complex rolled through Illinois during the late evening of May 19th. Severe reports spanned from west-central Illinois through the Metro-East and into southern Illinois where a brief tornado touched down. Luckily no injuries or fatalities were reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264716. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.