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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

Thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and hail will be possible today across parts of the central Plains, and from the Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain associated with the thunderstorms may also produce flash/urban flooding. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and interior Northwest. Dangerous heat continues across the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Overview

An active period of severe weather impacted central and southeast Illinois for more than a week. Several periods of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred, producing 19 tornadoes (10 EF-0  and 9  EF-1) from May 22nd to May 29th.

May 22nd - 1 tornado       (EF-0)

May 23rd  - 5 tornadoes   (1 EF-0 and 4 EF-1s)

May 24th  - 1 tornado       (EF-0)

May 25th  - 2 tornadoes   (both EF-1)

May 26th  - 3 tornadoes   (all EF-1)

May 27th  - 2 tornadoes   (both EF-0)

May 28th  - 1 tornado       (EF-0)

May 29th  - 4 tornadoes   (all EF-0) 

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Tornado Damage near the Menard / Logan County Line  5/23/19
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