EF1 Tornado — Crawford, Illinois

2021-07-29 · near Morea, Crawford, Illinois

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 3.8 miles south of Palestine at 7:20 PM CDT. The tornado tracked south-southeastward along IL-33 knocking multiple power lines down. A piece of sheet metal was torn off a building and thrown over a power line as well. The tornado quickly dissipated about 4.2 miles south of Palestine at 7:22 PM CDT.

Wider weather episode

A cold front settling southward through central Illinois triggered scattered strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon and early evening of July 29th. Two short-lived tornadoes occurred with the storms. One touched down in Cumberland County northeast of Greenup and the other touched down in Crawford County just south of Palestine. Minor damage was reported with both tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 966960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.