Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Bluford, IL

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: The third of three hailstorms in this local area produced hailstones up to quarter size. All three events occurred within an hour. Multiple reports of this hail were obtained by the Severe Hazards Analysis and Verification Experiment (SHAVE).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Extensive tree and power line damage. Some roof and structural damage. Possible tornado.

Wind Report Description: Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on power line.

Wind Report Description: PUBLIC REPORT OF SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A HOME IN BLUFORD FROM PASSING LINE OF SHOWERS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT RELAYED BY WSIL TV.

Wind Report Description: TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG DIVIDE ROAD AND HWY 37 IN NORTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.

Wind Report Description: OCCURRED NEAR JEFFERSON/WAYNE COUNTY LINE. SMALL LIMBS DOWN.

Wind Report Description: Widespread very damaging winds, estimated around 90 MPH by a National Weather Service damage surveyor, raked most of Jefferson County. The city of Mount Vernon was especially hard hit, where about 14 percent of all homes received at least minor damage. Several thousands of trees were blown down, landing on cars, power lines, roads, and houses. In the city of Mount Vernon, damage assessments indicated 1,107 homes were affected by some type of damage. 491 homes received minor damage such as roofs blown off, 152 received major damage (meaning they could be made habitable again), and 18 were destroyed. In addition, 446 other homes were affected, meaning damage was mainly cosmetic, such as shingles blown off. A business trailer owned by a construction company was blown over, landing across a roadway. Several hundred of the damaged homes sustained considerable roof damage, due to both falling trees and the direct effects of the wind. In south Mount Vernon near the intersection of Highways 142 and 37, an off-duty meteorologist reported virtually all trees were damaged, and many were blown down or uprooted. Most residential streets west of Route 37 were closed for at least a day due to fallen trees. Several people were trapped in their vehicles by fallen trees. The city's Wal-Mart store was evacuated after it sustained roof damage and a gas leak. About 80 patients of a nursing home were evacuated after it received roof damage. Windows were blown out of numerous structures. On Interstate 57, several semis were blown off the road or overturned, and a manufactured home was blown onto the southbound shoulder from a dealership located just off the highway. Gas pumps were blown over at service stations. Numerous street signs were blown down or damaged. Outside of the city of Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, one mobile home and two small permanent homes were destroyed, and around 100 other homes in the county sustained varying degrees of damage. The damaged homes included 27 in Woodlawn and eleven each in Bonnie and Nason. The roof of an elementary school in Woodlawn would likely require complete replacement. At least 11 classrooms were damaged, including some that were damaged by rainwater. Windows were blown out of houses around the county. At least 12 area residents, mostly in the city of Mount Vernon, sought treatment at a community hospital. Of those injured, about five were a direct result of the damaging wind. Power was out for several days in parts of the county. Damage to utility lines and poles was extensive. The primary utility company serving the county estimated damage to its property at over one million dollars. Crop damage was considerable. This complex of storms caused widespread damage from where it originated in the St. Louis area east to Mount Vernon.

Wind Report Description: Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Numerous tree limbs and a few whole trees were blown down across the county. Tree damage was reported in Opdyke, Belle Rive, Nason, and Mount Vernon. In Mount Vernon, some large limbs were blown down, and a 30-foot tree was down in a backyard. Japanese maple trees were flattened in Belle Rive.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Two businesses in Mount Vernon were unroofed. The roof of an auto parts store was blown into the parking lot, landing on top of a vehicle. Rain damaged the inventory of the store. A florist shop was partially unroofed. A dry goods store sustained some damage when a sign on top of the store blew down. Numerous trees were blown down in Mount Vernon, near Bluford, and around Dix.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were blown down. Some trees fell on houses, barns, roads, and power lines. Hardest hit areas appeared to be in and around Mount Vernon and areas to the east of there. Winds peeled off a section of roof at the Eagles Lodge.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and power lines were down.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Tornado Report Description: This brief tornado touchdown occurred along County Road 2100 north of Bluford. Power lines were blown down. A barn was damaged, with metal roofing peeled toward the north. The tornado damaged the roof of a house and destroyed a barn. Metal chairs were pushed up along a railing near the house. Trees were snapped and uprooted. Peak winds were estimated up to 105 mph.

Tornado Report Description: Many trees were snapped or uprooted. A hay barn was partially pushed over. An old wooden barn was destroyed. A newer wood-frame equipment shed was nearly destroyed. A house roof was heavily damaged, with loosening of roof decking. In the immediate vicinity of the tornado, straight-line winds from the same storm caused a large tree to fall on the roof of a house. Peak winds were near 110 mph. The average path width was 80 yards.

Tornado Report Description: Large tree limbs were broken. Four power poles were knocked over. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. The tornado continued into Wayne County.

Tornado Report Description: The funnel cloud which was observed over Mount Vernon briefly touched down several miles east of town. Trained witnesses reported very pronounced rotation with the funnel cloud. The funnel was photographed at or very close to the ground, but trees obscured the possible touchdown point. There was minimal damage, with the exception of a downed power pole and a tree. Maximum wind speeds were estimated around 70 mph.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado formed about one-half mile north of Illinois Route 15, just west of the Wayne/Jefferson County line, and moved quickly into Wayne County.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.