EF1 tornado in Douglas County, Illinois
Tornado March 15, 2026 · Douglas County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Douglas County → Douglas County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 70 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado began about 4.5 miles southwest of Tuscola along County Road 750 N. It continued east near that road, snapping numerous large pine trees and damage an outbuilding before dissipating shortly after crossing N County Road 800 E. The tornado was rated EF-1 and was in progress for three minutes.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system (987 mb) moved across Illinois during the afternoon of Sunday, March 15, 2026. The environment was characterized by high shear and weak instability. A line of storms swept across the state, producing scattered wind damage and eight tornadoes within the NWS Central Illinois coverage area. The tornadoes occurred southeast of the I-72 corridor and all were rated EF-0 or EF-1. No injuries occurred.
Began near Bourbon (39.7610, -88.3604).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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