Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in St. Clair County, IL

Hail Report Description: Pea to quarter sized hail. Time estimate from radar.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report east of New Athens.

Hail Report Description: Slack post of ping pong ball sized hail.

Hail Report Description: Hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters fell for nearly 6 mins.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Wind driven hail resulted in extensive damage to west facing homes and buildings.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: report from social media.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Reports of quarter sized hail in Mascoutah.

Hail Report Description: Air Force Forecaster in Belleville.

Hail Report Description: Spotter held quarter next to hail... was slightly larger.

Hail Report Description: Delayed report.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Tree limbs fell onto electric lines... causing a power outage on the north end of town. Some limbs were 6 inches in diameter. Tree limbs were found in a 4 to 5 block area.

Wind Report Description: Multiple large tree limbs snapped.

Wind Report Description: 4 to 5 in diameter tree limb down.

Wind Report Description: *** 3 INJ *** tree onto a house with potential injuries.

Wind Report Description: Photo on social media shows a destroyed carport. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: News footage shows power poles and large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Home damaged.

Wind Report Description: Power lines down. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Trees down blocking Baldwin Rd near New Athens IL. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Large tree down across Route 4.

Wind Report Description: Reports of wires down around Collinsville.

Wind Report Description: Multiple reports of trees and wires down around Caseyville.

Wind Report Description: Several calls received over northern St. Clair County for trees and power lines down. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 SSE Belleville. Downed trees crossing IL-15.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NW Floraville. Tree over Vogel School Road just north of Floraville... IL.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 WNW Freeburg. Large tree blocking Wolf Road near Westview Road.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 NE O'Fallon. House collapsed with 2 elderly occupants trapped.

Wind Report Description: Downed trees crossing IL-15.

Wind Report Description: Collapsed shed... power lines down. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Tree over Vogel School Road just north of Floraville... IL.

Wind Report Description: Structural damage to a large shed... RV tipped over... and miscellaeous loose debris flung into a field.

Wind Report Description: Metal roof damage at intersection of Route 15 and 13. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: REPORTED AT CPS.

Wind Report Description: A few powerlines down on main street in Dupo.

Wind Report Description: Also reported quarter size hail with 1.1 inches of rain.

Wind Report Description: Via email: Large tree fallen near residence. Cannot tell if snapped or uprooted. Unsure if damage occurred at 959p or 1019p.

Wind Report Description: Via email: Numerous branches of various sizes snapped from trees.

Wind Report Description: Large tree blocking Wolf Road near Westview Road.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Damage Survey found that an EF1 tornado formed along IL Highway 4 north of Interstate 64... moving northeastward... dissipating southeast of Trenton.

Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NE New Athens. News footage shows power poles and large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar.

Tornado Report Description: A weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down just west of New Athens... IL and caused damage to a few structures and trees before lifting just east of town one minute later.

Tornado Report Description: Storm survey confirmed a brief EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 94 mph... based on analysis of damage to trees and outbuildings. Total path length of 2.6 miles.

Tornado Report Description: Damage survey crews confirmed what was likely an EF0 tornado just north of the community of St. Libory... IL. Damage indicators were very sparse... and largely limited to a two-car garage with collapsed walls. Debris from this garage was also flung several hundred yards downstream. No damage was observed to adjacent trees and a residential home within feet of this garage... and this residence was surrounded by bare... untilled field with no damage indicators. An RV/trailer was also tipped over ~1 mile downstream... but this was more likely to have been straight-line wind.

Tornado Report Description: An NWS survey team found EF0 tornado damage near Schwab Road southeast of Millstadt... IL. This tornado briefly touched down and lifted at 8:14pm with a path length of .75 miles.

Tornado Report Description: At approximately 10:33 PM a tornado began near Machine Shop Road due west of the community of New Baden... IL... and continued northeast before ending near Illinois 160 at approximately 10:38 PM just south of Trenton... IL. The most significant observed damage was observed along Clinton County Line Road... where the roof of a home was almost completely destroyed. This tornado was assigned a rating of EF-2.

Tornado Report Description: At approximately 10:28 PM a tornado began in the northeastern outskirts of OFallon... IL and continued northeastward before dissipating near the intersection of Rose Rd and Starr Rd in far southern Madison County... IL. The most significant observed damage occurred in the Parkview Trailer Park... where multiple mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. This tornado was rated EF-1 based primarily on this damage.

Tornado Report Description: A weak EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90mph tracked immediately southwest of New Baden and through Damiansville occasionally snapping large tree branches... removing a large portion of a commercial garage roof... and causing minor roof damage before lifting to the southeast of Damiansville.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down near the western edge of the Prairies of Cahokia Golf Course and moved east for about 1.1 miles where it lifted near the intersection of Carol Rd and Lynn St. Damage consisted of uprooted trees and broken tree limbs. Estimated peak wind was 76 mph. Rating EF0.

Tornado Report Description: A WEAK EF1 TORNADO FORMED JUST WEST OF IL ROUTE 159 ON WEST F STREET. IT TRAVELED TO THE NORTHEAST TO ADELINE DRIVE JUST WEST OF NORTH GREEN MOUNT ROAD. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES WERE NOTED. THE TORNADO HAD MAX WINDS OF 98 MPH AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3.04 MILES.

Tornado Report Description: BRIEF EF0 TORNADO IMPACTED A RESIDENTIAL AREA JUST EAST OF SUMMERFIELD ST/ST. JACOB RD DOING TREE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. THE TORNADO TRACKED NNE THREE-TENTHS OF A MILE... PASSED THROUGH A ROW OF TREES AND LIFTED OVER AN OPEN FIELD.

Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 WNW MILLSTADT. A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN. A GARAGE DOOR WAS BLOWN IN... A WINDOW ON AN EXTERIOR DOOR WAS BROKEN AND MINOR SIDING DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

Tornado Report Description: GARAGE DOOR DAMAGED BY POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RELAYED BY KSDK.

Tornado Report Description: SHORT LIVED LANDSPOUT TYPE TORNADO OBSERVED IN AN OPEN FIELD SOUTH OF BELLEVILLE OFF OF ROUTE 159. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED ON SEVERAL PICS INCLUDING A TWITTER PIC

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down one tenth of a mile northwest of the intersection of Illinois Route 161 and Ruth School House Road. It moved almost due north striking a farm, destroying a couple of outbuildings before lifting and dissipating.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down around a quarter of a mile southwest of the Illinois Route 13/15 and Jefferson Road intersection, where it uprooted or snapped off several large trees. It traveled to the north northeast and crossed Illinois Route 13/15, moving through the Maple Hills Subdivision. In this area it caused minor to moderate roof damage to several homes. It then moved into the Orchards Golf Club where it caused minor damage to a couple of homes and either uprooted or snapped off several large trees. The tornado then lifted and dissipated on the northern end of the golf club.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down half a mile northeast of Paderborn in southwestern St. Clair County and moved east southeastward towards the Sportsman Lake Subdivision. Two power poles were snapped on Knab Road while six homes at the lake sustained minor roof damage in which 30 to 40 percent of the shingles were removed. A number of medium to large trees were uprooted or snapped along the damage track in this subdivision. The tornado lifted and dissipated on the far south side of the subdivision near Live Oak Drive. The maximum intensity was EF1, with a maximum estimated wind speed of 100 mph. The maximum width of the tornado was 60 to 80 yards and the total path length was 1.75 miles.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down just west of Emerald Mound Grange Road, south of Midgley Neiss Road. It traveled to the northeast crossing Emerald Mound Grange Road, then lifted a short time later. The tornado damaged a few outbuildings and trees on a farmstead on the west side of the road.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down just northeast of the intersection of North Green Mount Road and Lebanon Avenue in the Eagles Landing Subdivision, where up to 6 homes sustained minor to moderate damage. From this point the tornado produced a nearly continuous damage path that extended to about 1 mile southeast of the intersection of Highway 4 and Jefferson Road. It finally lifted as it approached the Kaskaskia River. The total path length of the tornado is estimated to be 12.8 miles, with an average width of damage of about one-tenth of a mile. However, straight line winds did cause lesser damage over a wider swath of up to 3 miles. The greatest damage was to a home located just west of the intersection of Highway 4 and Jefferson Road. Damage there was rated EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Elsewhere along the path of the tornado, the damage was generally in the EF0-EF1 range.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado first formed in St. Clair County north of Summerfield and moved east southeast into Clinton County near Trenton. In St. Clair County damage was limited to downed and severed trees.

Tornado Report Description: Around 515 pm CDT the tornado first caused damage 200 yards south of the intersection of Union Hill road and Long Acre Drive in southwest Fairview Heights, Illinois. Several large trees and large limbs were downed by the tornado. The damage width at this location was 60 yards wide while damage intensity was rated F0. The tornado traveled northeast through a small subdivision southwest of Lincoln Trail (US 50) and Cathy Lane. There was minor roof damage to several homes, a two car garage was damaged and several large trees were either uprooted or snapped half way up. On the east side of Cathy Lane the roof of an apartment building was damaged while a second establishment sustained side and roof damage. Damage was rated F1 intensity while the damage width ranged from 60 to 80 yards. On the north side of US 50 several large power poles were snapped off. Other establishments along the north side of US 50 sustained various degrees of damage. Light poles and tree damage revealed a convergent damage pattern indicative of a tornado. The tornado then hit the south side of the K & G clothing store. The front center part of the roof collapsed while debris from this area was pushed along the east side of the large store. There was one fatality and 11 injuries at this store. The damage width ranged between 80 to 100 yards in this area while the damage intensity was rated lower end of F2. The tornado continued northeast across St. Clair Square Mall, Interstate 64, and then hit a church on Old Collinsville Road. The tornado damaged the steeple and roof of the church. The tornado then damaged three homes and one farm just west of the intersection of Milburn School Road and Pausch Road 2 miles northeast of Fairview Heights. Several large trees were also damaged over this area. The damage width was approximately 60 yards wide while damage Intensity was rated F1. The tornado then crossed the intersection of Kyle and Simmons Road and caused only minor roof damage to six homes in a subdivision north of Kyle Road. The tornado continued to travel northeast and caused damage to several homes in the Crown Point subdivision just south of O`Fallon-Troy Road. The roof of one home was completely uplifted and tossed over 100 yards to the northeast. The damage width was 100 yards wide while damage intensity was rated F2. The tornado then crossed O`Fallon-Troy Road and totally destroyed a machine shed at a farm. Debris from the machine shed was tossed over 1/3 mile to the northeast. Two other homes 1/4 mile north of the intersection of Weil and O`Fallon road sustained varying degrees of damage. The roof of one home was uplifted and displaced to the northeast. Several trees in this area were also damaged. The width of the tornadic damage was 100 yards while damage intensity was rated F1. Insulation debris from both homes was tossed over 300 yards across an open field and line of large trees. The total tornadic damage track was approximately 7 miles. This tornado was a type referred to as a non-supercell tornado. Given that the line of thunderstorm which produced this tornado was moving 60 mph, the tornado was only on the ground for about 8 minutes.

Tornado Report Description: An aerial survey conducted by members of the BAMEX (Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment) revealed a small tornado track that crossed into St. Clair County west of Paderborn. The damage occurred in a rural area and was limited to downed trees.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado first caused damage along the west side of the town of Caseyville, Illinois along Forest Blvd, just east if Interstate 255. Over twelve witnesses observed the tornado along the leading edge of the bowing squall line as they saw debris tossed several hundred feet into the air. The tornado traveled east southeast along Forest Blvd and West Lincoln Avenue. Three house trailers were severely damaged by the tornado between 85th and Black Lane. Two injuries occurred in two of the three house trailers. Numerous large trees were severed or downed by the tornado. The roof of a large machine shed on Black Lane was uplifted and displaced several hundred yards to the east. The tornado then ripped through an auto salvage area where several vehicles were over-turned, damaged or destroyed. The width of this damage area was 50 to 100 yards wide while damage intensity was rated F1. The tornado continued to travel just a bit south of due east causing damage to two homes and a camper and completely destroying another mobile home. Some of the remains of the mobile home was observed 3/4 mile to the east just west of Highway 157. Pieces of metal were wrapped around snapped power poles while one 2 x 4 board was driven into the front windshield of a pickup truck. The width of this damage area varied from 50 to 75 yards while the damage intensity was rated low-end F2. The tornado continued east and showed a convergence pattern in a nearby wheat field south of West Lincoln Ave. The tornado then caused minor damage to six new homes 100 to 300 yards south of West Lincoln Ave and 1/4 to 1/2 mile west of Highway 159. Roofs from five homes were partially uplifted and tossed 200 to 400 yards downwind to the east. One home under construction was completely destroyed. The width of the damage area varied from 75 to 150 yards. The damage intensity was rated the lower end of F1. The tornado continued east up a ridge just east of Highway 157. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted just east of 157. Additional tree damage was found along Hill Road east of Highway 157. One home on Hill Road sustained minor roof damage. The tornado crossed East O'Fallon Drive and severed or uprooted several large trees. One home sustained minor roof damage while a machine shed and garage was severely damaged. The tornado damage track ended just west of Highway 159. Width of the damage area again varied from 75 to 100 yards while the damage intensity was rated at the lower end of F1.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado first caused damage just west of Highway 3 north of Dupo. The roof of one home was partially removed while several large trees were snapped at the base or uprooted. The roof of a nearby garage was also lifted off and tossed 80 yards across Highway 3. The next significant damage occurred along McBride Ave. Four homes suffered roof damage and four mobile homes were damaged with two of them considered destroyed. The tornado crossed Interstate 255 and blew over a tractor trailer truck. The final damage area was just east of I-255 along Stolle Road where several large trees were uprooted or snapped off at the base.

Tornado Report Description: Around 1035 pm CDT, a tornado formed just southwest of Shiloh and started to cause damage. The worst damage occurred along Rio Verde Drive where 23 homes sustained some degree of damage. Two large buildings at the Yorktown Golf Club were also damaged. The tornado continued northeast crossing the intersections of Wendy Way and Goalby and Wendy Way and Anderson Lane. A number of homes sustained roof damage in this area with a number of trees uprooted or snapped off. The tornado caused minor roof damage to Whiteside Elementary School. A total of 34 homes along the path sustained some type of damage.

Tornado Report Description: At approximately 240 pm CDT, a tornado formed west northwest of Millstadt near the intersection of Bluffside and Metter Roads. Several large trees were downed and a cattle barn extensively damaged. The tornado moved east northeast causing mainly tree and power line damage and then turned more east entering the Triple Lakes Golf Club. One home, 2 large utility buildings and the clubhouse suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado became multiple vortex in nature at this point producing 2 distinct damage paths. Numerous large trees were uprooted or downed while the tornado continued through the golf course. The tornado continued on an east path downing trees and power lines, crossing Route 163 to about 2 1/4 miles northeast of Millstadt and dissipating. There were 2 minor injuries that occurred while the tornado went through the golf course. A man suffered a back injury when the golf cart he was riding in overturned. Another man suffered minor injuries from flying debris.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Tornado Report Description: The Marissa Fire Chief reported a small tornado near the fire station. Damage consisted of a few downed trees, the bleachers at a baseball field were destroyed, and a trash dumpster was blown into the side of a building breaking some bricks.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.