Greene County

Greene County, IL

Data available through 1/1/2013

Date

Time (CST)

F/EF-Scale

Length (Miles)

Maximum Width (Yards)

Killed

Injured

Property Damage

Source*

4/24/1880

6:10 PM

F4

18

500

0

n/a

n/a

G

Moved NE along the Jersey/Greene County border, from 4 miles NW of Jerseyville.  Crossed into Macoupin County 9 miles N of Medora.  The tornado caused damage to 25 homes and many barns were destroyed along this path.  One person was killed in Jersey County and a total of 10 were injured along the path.

5/18/1883

6:20 PM

F4

20

400

0

n/a

n/a

G

Formed 2 miles E of Whitehall and moved NE, rapidly intensifying and leveling farms as it passed 3 miles E of Roodhouse.  It then moved into Morgan County.   The tornado killed 8 people in its path and injured 50.

5/2/1917

12:10 PM

F4

155

800

n/a

n/a

n/a

G

This major tornadic event is often cited as having the longest path length of any tornado (293 miles in Illinois and Indiana for 7 hours and 20 minutes).  There is overwhelming evidence that this long track was made up of at least 4 and probably 8 or more individual tornadoes.  The first tornado touched down in Pike County, IL and moved due E where it weakened or lifted between White Hall and Modesto (Macoupin County).  This event killed a total of 101 people and injured 638.  The maximum intensity was in Mattoon.

4/19/1927

11:45 AM

F4

80

400

8

n/a

n/a

G

Formed over Lincoln County, MO and moved NE through Calhoun County before passing through Greene County.  The tornado moved into Greene County along the Illinois River N of Hardin.  As the tornado hit SW of Carrollton, it killed 3 people, including a school teacher.  As the storm raged outside, she directed her 18 pupils to take cover under the seats, while she held the door shut.  She died as the building was "blown to bits", but with only minor injuries to 11 students.  Further along in Greene County, 4 more people died at Wrights, and one near Athensville.  The tornado then moved into Macoupin County.  The tornado killed a total of 11 and injured 63.

3/18/1952

6:07 PM

F1

3

10

0

1

n/a

NCDC 

5/6/1960

1:05 PM

F1

44

50

0

0

>$50,000

NCDC 

Tornado followed intermittent path from Carrollton to Springfield causing scattered damage.

5/20/1960

7:40 PM

F0

n/a

30

0

0

>$500

NCDC 

Some damage reported near Eldred.

4/30/1962

11:30 AM

F1

5

100

0

0

>$5,000

NCDC 

Path of damage could be followed from a few miles SW of Carrollton through the city to the NE of the city.  Major damage was to a livestock sales barn NE of the City with other damage to outbuildings, trees, rooftops, and window glass.

6/1/1970

5:35 PM

F1

n/a

20

0

0

n/a

NCDC 

Some damage reported in the SE part of the county.

5/20/1975

10:30 PM

F2

n/a

n/a

0

0

.$50,000

NCDC 

Several people saw a tornado touch down on a farm just W of Roodhouse.  A large dairy barn was completely demolished as was a nearby shed.  The large two-story residence on the farm was slightly damaged.

5/1/1983

4:30 PM

F3

4

75

0

15

>$500,000

NCDC 

Extensive damage was done to several business, a church, a funeral home, and 2 grain bins in and near Greenfield.  Fifty homes were damaged as the tornado traveled 5 miles before lifting.

11/15/1988

9:30 PM

F2

0.1

50

0

0

>$50,000

NCDC 

A tornado briefly touched down 1 mile W of Greenfield and demolished a home.  Power lines and sheds were also reported down in the area.

5/27/1995

5:15 PM

F1

8

120

0

0

$14,500

NCDC 

The Illinois State Police and storm spotters followed a tornado from the White Hall area to near Manchester in Scott County.  The tornado lifted off the ground at times but did damage to several farm buildings and trees as it traveled nearly parallel to Highway 267.

7/25/1995

7:40 PM

F0

2

125

0

0

$200

NCDC 

A slow moving tornado touched down between Roodhouse and White Hall.  It remained on the ground for about 10 minutes and damaged crops in fields along Highway 267.

2/11/1999

2:19 PM

F1

1

50

0

0

$80,000

NCDC 

The same supercell that spawned the Whiteside and Annada, MO tornadoes formed another in northwest Greene County, IL northwest of Hillview. One barn and several outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous trees were also downed.

3/12/2006

7:12 PM

F2

15

100

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado that started in Calhoun County and moved across extreme southeast Pike County next moved into Greene County southwest of Hillview and caused damage at a farm in the Illinois River flood plain. Two machine sheds were destroyed while a house sustained roof, window, and siding damage. The damage was rated F1 at this location. The tornado moved across the town of Hillview at approximately 7:15 pm CST. A number of homes sustained minor damage while one two story brick building was damaged. Several large limbs and a few large trees were also down in town. The width of the damage area was approximately 100 yards and the damage intensity was F0. The tornado continued to move northeast and lay a continuous path of mainly tree damage from Hillview to Patterson. Two machine sheds at a farmstead 2 miles southwest of Patterson were destroyed. The width of the damage area was 75 yards wide and was rated F0. In the town of Patterson a number of homes sustained varying degrees of damage while one house trailer was severely damaged. The tornado continued to move northeast over farmlands northeast of Patterson to 1 mile north northeast of the small community of Barrow. Several large grain silos and machine sheds were destroyed while two farm homes sustained varying degrees of damage. Debris from the silos and machine sheds were tossed 1/8 to 1/4 mile to the northeast. The tornado also downed over a mile of high voltage power lines along Highway 106. The tornado moved across the Greene Scott County line just east of Queen Road about 2 miles northeast of Barrow. The damage intensity northeast of Barrow was rated F2.

3/12/2006

7:20 PM

F1

4

100

0

2

n/a

NCDC

A second tornado formed 0.75 miles south of the Calhoun-Green County tornado approximately 2.0 miles southwest of Barrow at 7:20 pm CST. This tornado initially damaged a few machine sheds and grain silos west of Highway 106 then traveled through the town of Barrow injuring 2 people, destroying two house trailers and damaging a number of homes in town. The second tornado continued to parallel the first tornado then dissipated near the intersection of County Roads 2550E and 2750N or 1.0 mile east northeast of Barrow. The damage width of this tornado was approximately 100 yards and total damage length was 3.5 miles. The damage associated with this tornado was rated F1. A witness in the town of barrow saw the first tornado and this one on the ground at the same time.

3/12/2006

7:25 PM

F1

2

75

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The Calhoun-Greene County supercell thunderstorm produced a third tornado about 0.25 mile north of the intersection of County Road 2700n and Highway 106, about 0.75 mile northwest of Barrow. This tornado was approximately 0.25 mile north of the first tornado damage track and also paralleled the first damage track. A home on a farmstead sustained minor damage while two machine sheds were destroyed. Three other machine sheds were destroyed by this tornado just south of the Greene-Scott county line. The tornado then continued into Scott County. The total damage track was about 2 miles while the damage width was 75 yards. The damage associated with this tornado was F1 intensity.

3/8/2009

10:10 AM

EF1

5

350

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado touched down on County Road 51, about three quarters of a mile west southwest of the intersection of Roodhouse Road and 2000E. A large machine shed was totally destroyed at this location. The tornado travelled northeast damaging a number of large trees between CR 51 and 2000E. The tornado crossed 2000E and damaged a large number of trees east of 2000E. The damage width at this location was two tenths of a mile. Further to the northeast, the tornado damaged a church at the intersection of Roodhouse Road and County Road 2075E. The entire church was displaced about 10 feet. A machine shed south of the church was destroyed with debris extending to the north towards the church. Many trees were damaged in this area. The tornado crossed Roodhouse Road and travelled just south of a farmstead on CR 2100E. There was minor shingle damage to the home, one machine shed was damaged. A second farm sustained damage on CR 2600N, about a quarter of a mile west of Illinois Route 267. At this location, one barn and three machine sheds sustained severe damage while parts of the roof and sides of the farm house were uplifted and displaced to the east. The damage path width was a tenth of a mile at this location. Debris from these structures were tossed over 120 yards to the east. The tornado crossed Illinois Route 267 and travelled over an open field then crossed CR 298 where tree damage occurred. The tornado severely damaged a large section of mature pine trees just south of CR 304 and CR 2700N in an open field before it lifted and dissipated.A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes were reported with the storms. 

8/19/2009

1:10 PM

EF0

1

100

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A tornado touched down just north of Barrow near Illinois Route 106 and travelled to the northeast crossing County Line Road east of the railroad tracks into Scott County (WFO Lincoln's CWA). Damage was confined to trees and rated EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. 

8/31/2012

2:27 PM

EF0

1.44

60

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado first touched down about 200 yards south of County Road 1150, about 80 yards west of U.S. Highway 67, damaging a four car garage. The roof of the garage was mostly removed from the structure with some small sections of the roof displaced a quarter of a mile to the north in an open field. The tornado travelled to the north over County Road 1150 and snapped some medium sized tree limbs. One power pole was snapped in this area. Also, a medium size storage unit was damaged with pieces of the storage unit displaced over 100 yards to the north. The tornado moved north nearly parallel to 6th Street where small and large tree limbs were snapped. Several witnesses including the local street department observed the tornado as it entered and moved through a residential area west of downtown Carrollton. One home near the southern part of the residential area sustained minor roof damage with shingles removed from the roof. The tornado crossed Illinois Route 108 just west of U.S. Highway 67 before lifting and dissipating. Mainly small to medium tree limbs were blown down as the tornado travelled north through this area. The path length of the tornado was approximately 1.44 miles and had a damage width which varied between 40 and 60 yards. The damage was rated EF0.