Tornado in Henry County, Illinois
Tornado August 25, 2021 · Henry County, Illinois
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What the National Weather Service wrote
Sheriff Sergeant reported a touchdown of a landspout with damage to crops. EM reported a small area with crops damaged in the middle of the field. EF-unknown is the rating.
The wider storm
A few severe thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon hours of August 25. A landspout was witnessed by law enforcement briefly touching down in a field southwest of Geneseo, IL around 3:40 PM CDT. Further to the south, a severe thunderstorm produced large hail and damaging winds. Hail at least golf ball sized was reported and severe wind gusts around 60 MPH resulted in damage to tree limbs, power lines, and shingles. Another separate short lived tornado occurred in Warren County, just east of the town of Berwick, IL.
Began near Geneseo (41.4000, -90.2100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975955. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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