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EF0 Tornado — Mason, Illinois

2021-03-23 · near Mason City, Mason, Illinois

$25K

Property damage

2.1 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down at 10:28 PM CDT 3 miles northwest of Mason City. The tornado tracked northeastward, snapping 3 power poles along County Road 1250 North near the intersection with County Road 3300 East before dissipating at 10:34 PM CDT near the intersection of County Road 1400 North and County Road 3400 East.

Wider weather episode

A deep area of low pressure over northeast Kansas and an associated occluded frontal boundary arcing into west-central Illinois triggered showers and thunderstorms during the evening of March 23rd. One of the cells produced a weak tornado northwest of Mason City in Mason County. The tornado was on the ground for about 6 minutes and snapped 3 power poles along its path.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 950586. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.