Overview
Several clusters and lines of severe thunderstorms in addition to two EF-1 tornadoes swept through the region on the evening of Thursday, March 14, 2024. The thunderstorms developed in an unseasonably warm and humid environment. High temperatures soared into the middle and upper 70s with dew point temperatures climbing into the lower to middle 60s. The thunderstorms developed as a cold front approached the region from the west.
Widespread storm damage occurred along the Interstate 64 corridor across southern Illinois into southwest Indiana. The Southern Illinois communities of Mount Vernon and West Salem were particularly hard hit. On the northside of Mount Vernon, an EF-1 tornado inflicted significant roof and exterior wall damage to a bus depot and office A brick building on the downtown square in West Salem collapsed as it was buffeted by severe winds. Another EF-1 tornado struck a few miles northeast of Fairfield in rural Wayne County, severely damaging a mobile home and causing significant tree damage. Severe thunderstorm winds also caused tree, powerline, and barn damage in Ballard and McCracken Counties in western Kentucky.
As the storm moved through southeast Missouri, the Cape Girardeau Airport measured a 66 mph wind gust. A trained spotter also measured wind gusts of 60-75 mph near Hopkinsville, KY, as the severe storms moved eastward through the Kentucky Pennyrile.
Tornadoes:
Tornado - 4 Miles NE of Fairfield, IL
WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
| Date |
March 14, 2024 |
| Time (Local) |
8:11 to 8:15 PM CDT |
| EF Rating |
EF-1 |
| Est. Peak Winds |
90 MPH |
| Path Length |
2.8 miles |
| Max Width |
75 yards |
| Injuries/Deaths |
Zero/Zero |
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Summary:
The tornado snapped numerous pines trees near their bases along its track. One home near the beginning of the damage path had about half of its roof damaged, and a nearby tree had many large branches broken. Just east of the damaged home, an anchored mobile home was uplifted and tipped but not completely overturned. However, the mobile home suffered major damage and was uninhabitable. Another home located to the northeast along the tornado path had substantial soffit and porch damage. On the same property, a defunct television broadcast tower was toppled and many pine trees had their trunks snapped.
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Tornado - 2 Miles N of Mount Vernon, IL
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
| Date |
March 14, 2024 |
| Time (Local) |
7:32 to 7:33 PM CDT |
| EF Rating |
EF-1 |
| Est. Peak Winds |
90 MPH |
| Path Length |
0.5 mile |
| Max Width |
150 yards |
| Injuries/Deaths |
Zero/Zero |
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Summary:
The tornado uprooted a few large hardwood tree at the start of its track. Two metal buildings had most of their roofs removed, all their garage bay doors blown out, and their exterior walls partially removed. Several busses inside the building suffered significant damage from flying debris. Building material was pulverized and embedded in the ground and adjacent walls downstream of the start of the damage track with other debris wrapped around trees, fences, and powerlines. A nearby building also suffered roof damage. Estimated peak winds of the tornado were 90 mph.
A microburst appears to have occurred along the east side of the tornado track. The microburst spread debris from the metal building eastward as it snapped several trees at the base, downed large limbs, and removed roofing material from a home located on N Loop Lane. Estimated peak winds of the microburst were 85 mph.
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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 |
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Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Paducah KY
424 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0652 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 NNW Oxly 36.67N 90.71W
03/14/2024 M44 MPH Ripley MO Public
0724 PM Hail Harviell 36.66N 90.47W
03/14/2024 M0.70 inch Butler MO Broadcast Media
0730 PM Hail 3 NW Woodlawn 38.36N 89.07W
03/14/2024 E1.00 inch Jefferson IL Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0735 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Mount Vernon 38.35N 88.92W
03/14/2024 Jefferson IL Amateur Radio
Roof and structure damage to the South
Central Transit bus building and office on
Highway 37 just north of Mount Vernon. Time
estimated from radar.
0735 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Puxico 36.95N 90.16W
03/14/2024 Stoddard MO Emergency Mngr
trees down reports of power outages.
0737 PM Hail 1 SW Mount Vernon 38.30N 88.93W
03/14/2024 M1.00 inch Jefferson IL Public
0739 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SW Mount Vernon 38.30N 88.93W
03/14/2024 M60 MPH Jefferson IL Public
0743 PM Hail 1 WSW Mount Vernon 38.31N 88.93W
03/14/2024 E0.50 inch Jefferson IL Public
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0746 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSE Dix 38.40N 88.92W
03/14/2024 Jefferson IL Emergency Mngr
power outages reported.
0750 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW Mount Vernon 38.34N 88.96W
03/14/2024 Jefferson IL Emergency Mngr
Trees down.
0751 PM Hail 3 N Belle Rive 38.27N 88.74W
03/14/2024 E1.00 inch Jefferson IL Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0754 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SE Cape Girardeau 37.30N 89.54W
03/14/2024 M66 MPH Cape Girardeau MO ASOS
Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1
SE Cape Girardeau.
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Vanduser 36.99N 89.69W
03/14/2024 Scott MO Emergency Mngr
Roof blown off house.
0758 PM Hail 3 WNW Johnsonville 38.54N 88.59W
03/14/2024 E0.50 inch Wayne IL Public
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0800 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Belle Prairie City 38.26N 88.56W
03/14/2024 Hamilton IL Emergency Mngr
Multiple trees down on County Road 2400 N
just west of County Road 800 E. Top of grain
bin blown off into roadway.
0800 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNE Belle Prairie Cit 38.25N 88.54W
03/14/2024 Hamilton IL Emergency Mngr
Part of a roof blown off a machine shed in
northern Hamilton County along State Highway
242.
0800 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 S Blodgett 36.96N 89.53W
03/14/2024 Scott MO Trained Spotter
Large tree limbs down near Interstate 55
north of Sikeston. Winds were estimated to
be around 70 mph.
0807 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NE Fairfield 38.40N 88.34W
03/14/2024 Wayne IL Emergency Mngr
Fairly widespread tree and powerline damage.
Investigating one building with the roof
removed in Wayne Co.
0807 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Mount Vernon 38.32N 88.91W
03/14/2024 Jefferson IL Emergency Mngr
reports of thousands of power outages.
0829 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg West Salem 38.52N 88.01W
03/14/2024 Edwards IL Trained Spotter
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from
West Salem. Trained spotter shared a picture
on Twitter of a brick building with a part
of an exterior wall collapsed on the town
square in West Salem. Time estimated by
radar.
0834 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 W Paducah 37.08N 88.69W
03/14/2024 McCracken KY NWS Storm Survey
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3
W Paducah start time. Sporadic damage
consistent with 70-75 mph wind gusts were
found from near Cunningham, KY to the north
side of Paducah near 8th Street. The damage
was not oriented consistently with a
convergent path and is likely a result of
intense straight-line winds/downbursts along
the squall line that was moving through.
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Cunningham 36.91N 88.87W
03/14/2024 Carlisle KY Emergency Mngr
Power outages in the Cunningham area and
northwest of Bardwell. Reports of trees down
in both areas.
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 ENE Bone Gap 38.47N 87.91W
03/14/2024 Wabash IL Emergency Mngr
Roof off the south side of a church at 400
East and Wabash 17.
0836 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 NW Mount Carmel 38.47N 87.85W
03/14/2024 Wabash IL Emergency Mngr
Tops removed off of cedar trees near E 700
Road and Wabash 17.
0838 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NE Gage 37.02N 88.85W
03/14/2024 Ballard KY Emergency Mngr
Roof blown off a barn on Phelps Road in
southeast Ballard County. Time estimated
from radar.
0846 PM Hail Maunie 38.04N 88.05W
03/14/2024 E0.75 inch White IL Public
Report from mPING: Dime size hail.
0846 PM Hail Carrier Mills 37.68N 88.63W
03/14/2024 E0.88 inch Saline IL Law Enforcement
0853 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNE Paducah 37.10N 88.63W
03/14/2024 McCracken KY Utility Company
Metal roof removed from a building on North
8th street in Paducah. Numerous powerlines
downed in the area as well. Radar and damage
consistent with a small area of enhanced
straight line winds.
0855 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNW Hickory 36.84N 88.66W
03/14/2024 Graves KY Law Enforcement
Trees and power lines down across the
county, including in the Folsomdale,
Hickory, and Viola areas. Time estimated by
radar.
0900 PM Hail Murray 36.61N 88.32W
03/14/2024 M0.70 inch Calloway KY Trained Spotter
0902 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 NNW Francisco 38.39N 87.46W
03/14/2024 Gibson IN Public
Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken;
Power poles broken.
0904 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNW Paducah 37.10N 88.66W
03/14/2024 McCracken KY Emergency Mngr
Power lines down on home and trees down on
Strathmoor Drive in Paducah. Also power
outages reported on N 8th Street in Paducah
and in the St. Johns area of McCracken
County.
0914 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Petersburg 38.49N 87.28W
03/14/2024 Pike IN Trained Spotter
Large tree limbs down with power outages.
0920 PM Hail Petersburg 38.49N 87.28W
03/14/2024 M1.00 inch Pike IN Trained Spotter
Pea to Quarter sized hail.
0925 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SE Evansville 37.96N 87.51W
03/14/2024 Vanderburgh IN Trained Spotter
Trees down with estimated 60 to 65 mph wind
gusts at storm onset. Time estimated from
radar.
0933 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NW Sturgis 37.62N 88.06W
03/14/2024 M50 MPH Union KY Emergency Mngr
0945 PM Hail 1 NE Henderson 37.86N 87.57W
03/14/2024 E0.75 inch Henderson KY Public
Report from mPING: Dime size hail.
1028 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 NE Herndon 36.76N 87.53W
03/14/2024 M75 MPH Christian KY Trained Spotter
Spotter measured 75 mph gust on I-24 at KY
Hwy 107.
1030 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 W Whitesville 37.68N 86.91W
03/14/2024 Daviess KY Emergency Mngr
Tin roof removed off of a building in
Whitesville. Only visible wind damage in the
area. Some minor hail damage also reported
in the area.
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