EFU Tornado — Warren, Illinois

2021-08-25 · near Berwick, Warren, Illinois

0.1 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A trained spotter observed a brief tornado touchdown in a corn field. The tornado path through the corn was about 200 yards long and 30 yards wide. There was no observable damage that could be used to assign a rating for the tornado.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 976091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.