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Tornado in Pike County, Illinois

Tornado March 23, 2021 · Pike County, Illinois

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Not rated

1.5 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser observed and photographed a tornado west of Rockport, IL. Based on this chaser's observations and radar data, the tornado formed around 0019 UTC and tracked northeastward mainly across open fields before dissipating at 0022 UTC. Photo showed a condensation funnel not reaching the ground, but lofted debris was still noted beneath the funnel. The starting and ending points are estimated and based on information received.

The wider storm

A cold front moved through the region triggering showers and storms. Some of the storms became severe. A weak tornado developed over west central Illinois.

Began near Rockport (39.5400, -91.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 948777. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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