EFU Tornado — Richland, Illinois

2021-05-06 · near Schnell, Richland, Illinois

0.1 mi

Path length

10 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in a field about 2.5 miles south of Noble near County Road 400 East at 5:01 PM CDT. The tornado quickly dissipated by 5:02 PM CDT. No damage occurred.

Wider weather episode

A cold front triggered a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms across south-central Illinois during the afternoon of May 6th. Four brief tornado touchdowns occurred with the stronger cells, including one that did minor damage to a property just southwest of Assumption in Christian County. Other thunderstorms dropped hail as large as quarters and produced minor wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 952536. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.