F1 Tornado — Marion, Illinois

2002-05-09 · near Centralia, Marion, Illinois

Event narrative

A small but deadly tornado struck the south part of Centralia and devastated the Rosewood and Collinsworth Mobile Home Parks. Forming quickly on the leading edge of a squall line, the tornado hit shortly after 200 am, when most residents were asleep. An Illinois Emergency Management Agency damage assessment listed 12 mobile homes as being destroyed, 1 home destroyed, 1 mobile home with major damage, 1 home with minor damage, and 3 mobile homes with minor damage. 2 people were killed, both in mobile homes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5291920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.