Tornado in Macoupin County, Illinois
Tornado July 15, 2020 · Macoupin County, Illinois
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 15 yards (0.01 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
Two spotters reported a tornado briefly touched down in a field verified with a picture. This tornado touched down northeast of Hettick, IL, southwest of Otter Lake. The tornado was very short lived and did not damage any rating indicators, thus it will be labeled an EF-unknown.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and storms. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes.
Began near Palmyra Zelmer Arpt (39.4062, -89.9277).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 905890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.