Fayette/Effingham County Illinois EF2 Tornado

Tornadoes:

Tornado - St. James, IL Fayette/Effingham Counties, IL Date April 3rd 2018 Time (Local) 4:20-4:41 PM CDT EF Rating EF-2 Est. Peak Winds 125 MPH Path Length 18.25 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A strong tornado developed around 7 miles southeast of Vandalia, Illinois around 4:20 PM CDT and traveled northeast to the Fayette/Effingham County line by 4:34 PM CDT. The first tornado damage observed was near the intersection of E1050 Avenue and N1375 Street where a greenhouse lost portions of its roofing material and suffered other minor damage. The tornado continued northeast toward Gatch Lake causing damage to several outbuildings and one single family residence. The width of the tornado increased to nearly 100 yards wide and the strength increased from EF0 to EF1 during this time period. The tornado continued northeast causing mainly tree damage until it reached a farm along E1200 Avenue near N1780 Lane. Here a barn and several silos were destroyed, along with a single wide mobile home. The damage was rated EF2. Thankfully there were no occupants in the mobile home at the time of the tornado. The tornado continued northeast destroying another outbuilding, with the debris being tossed down wind hundreds of yards into the open field. The greatest tornado damage occurred to a residence near the intersection of Illinois Highway 185 and E1250 Avenue. The tornado destroyed their garage, ripped their roof and southeast walls off of their home. This damage was also rated EF2 with winds estimated to be 125 mph. The tornado began to weaken as it moved northeast only causing minor damage to an outbuilding and downing trees in a narrow path, less than a hundred yards wide, to the county line. Effingham County Details... About one-half mile east-northeast of where the tornado entered Effingham County, it destroyed 5 outbuildings, a large grain bin, and a garage. It also damaged windows to a home and an automobile. About 2.5 miles to the east-northeast, the tornado damaged trees, the roof and windows of an outbuilding, and tipped over a camper. Two miles farther downstream, the tornado destroyed one outbuilding and damaged trees and two additional outbuildings. Roughly one mile to the east-northeast, the tornado appeared to briefly strengthen as it uprooted trees and destroyed a barn and two outbuildings. The tornado dissipated about a minute later, 3.4 miles northwest of Mason, IL. Track Map For Interactive Damage Track Click Here!

EF2 Damage to House EF2 Damage to Garage Mobile Home Destroyed Barn and Silos Destroyed

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Damage Photos:

Various damage photographs from the NWS damage survey.

Electric Pole  Snapped	Cabin Destroyed	Trees Snapped	Outbuilding Damaged

Radar:

KVWX (Evansville, IN) Radar Data. 
0.5 Reflectivity (Top Left), 0.5 Storm Relative Velocity (Top Right), Correlation Coefficient (Bottom Left), and Normal Rotation (Bottom Right)

Radar Imagery at 4:20 PM CDT	Radar Imagery at 4:26 PM CDT	Radar Imagery at 4:33 PM CDT	Radar Imagery at 4:37 PM CDT

Storm Reports

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0244 PM     HAIL             WEBSTER GROVES          38.59N 90.36W
04/03/2018  E0.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0247 PM     HAIL             VIBURNUM                37.72N 91.13W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       IRON               MO   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0249 PM     HAIL             VIBURNUM                37.72N 91.13W
04/03/2018  E0.50 INCH       IRON               MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0250 PM     HAIL             ARNOLD                  38.43N 90.37W
04/03/2018  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   PUBLIC

0254 PM     HAIL             OAKVILLE                38.45N 90.32W
04/03/2018  E0.25 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0254 PM     HAIL             2 WSW BIXBY             37.66N 91.11W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       IRON               MO   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN BIXBY.

0258 PM     HAIL             ROXANA                  38.84N 90.05W
04/03/2018  E0.75 INCH       MADISON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0300 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                38.46N 90.23W
04/03/2018  E0.75 INCH       MONROE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0307 PM     HAIL             BONNE TERRE             37.92N 90.55W
04/03/2018  E1.25 INCH       ST. FRANCOIS       MO   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM BONNE
            TERRE. HAIL LARGER THAN QUARTERS. PHOTO
            POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0314 PM     HAIL             9 SSW BELGRADE          37.67N 90.91W
04/03/2018  M1.00 INCH       IRON               MO   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT ON TWITTER. CENTRAL IRON
            COUNTY SOUTH OF COUNCIL BLUFF LAKE. LOCATION

0321 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             37.44N 90.96W
04/03/2018  E1.50 INCH       REYNOLDS           MO   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT WITH PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0345 PM     HAIL             STE. GENEVIEVE          37.98N 90.05W
04/03/2018  E0.25 INCH       STE. GENEVIEVE     MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0348 PM     HAIL             FARMINGTON              37.78N 90.43W
04/03/2018  E0.50 INCH       ST. FRANCOIS       MO   PUBLIC

            FACEBOOK REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0350 PM     HAIL             STE. GENEVIEVE          37.98N 90.05W
04/03/2018  E0.50 INCH       STE. GENEVIEVE     MO   PUBLIC

            SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN MARBLE-SIZED HAIL.

0400 PM     HAIL             DES ARC                 37.28N 90.64W
04/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       IRON               MO   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZE HAIL AT HEIFER MEL`S DINER.

0401 PM     HAIL             2 S ELLIS GROVE         37.98N 89.91W
04/03/2018  E0.50 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0404 PM     HAIL             FREDERICKTOWN           37.56N 90.30W
04/03/2018  E0.25 INCH       MADISON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0420 PM     TORNADO          3 NW SAINT PAUL         38.89N 89.00W
04/03/2018                   FAYETTE            IL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            BEGINNING POINT OF EF2 TORNADO.

0427 PM     TORNADO          SAINT JAMES             38.96N 88.85W
04/03/2018                   FAYETTE            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PROBABLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. 3 HOMES HEAVILY
            DAMAGED.

0431 PM     HAIL             WATERLOO                38.33N 90.16W
04/03/2018  E0.25 INCH       MONROE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER