Tornado in Macoupin County, Illinois
Tornado June 24, 2021 · Macoupin County, Illinois
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.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A storm chaser observed and photographed a tornado 5 miles west of Virden, IL. Based on this chaser's observations and radar data, the tornado formed around 0118 UTC and tracked northeastward across an open field before dissipating less than a minute later at 0119 UTC. Video showed a condensation funnel reaching the ground. The starting and ending points are estimated and based on information received. Thus the tornado is rated EFU with a path length of approximately 0.23 miles and path width of 10 yards. No damage reported.
The wider storm
A trough moved southeast through the region, generating a complex of showers and storms. Numerous reports of damaging winds, a few tornadoes and flash flooding were reported with this system.
Began near Modesto Weber Arpt (39.5153, -89.9178).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 970271. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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