EF0 tornado in Randolph County, Illinois
Tornado March 15, 2026 · Randolph County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Monroe County → Randolph County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 160 yards (0.09 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
The tornado entered Randolph County where it damaged mostly trees along its northeastern path. On Ritchfield Road southeast of Red Bud, the tornado did damage the roofs of a few farm outbuildings. The most substantial damage happened on South Prairie Road north of Prairie where the tornado ripped off a substantial portion of a church's roof. It dissipated shortly after just north of Grigg.
The wider storm
During the afternoon and evening of March 15th, a QLCS moved through southern and south-central Illinois. Stronger segments of the QLCS produced wind damage across the region. The QLCS ended up producing 8 tornadoes while it passed through the region.
Began near Ruma (38.1495, -90.0361).
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 1325687. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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