Overview
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On the afternoon and evening of August 12, 2026, severe thunderstorms struck parts of southwest Indiana, southern Illinois, and southeast Missouri. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph caused significant damage in the town of Winslow in Pike County, IN. Later in the evening, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain brought widespread straight line wind damage to the Cape Girardean and nearby locations in southeast Missouri. Additionally, very heavy rainfall amounts of three to four inches caused flash flooding in Hamilton County, Illinois. |
Tornadoes
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NOTE: times shown below are local to your device's time zone. |
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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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Photos & Video
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| Car in a washed out culvert in Hamilton County, IL (Westyn Welch/Hamilton County EMA) |
Tree damage in Cape Girardeau, MO (Russell Goss) |
Tree uprooted in Cape Girardeau, MO (Jeremy Gray/SEMA) | Tornado damage in Winslow, IN. (Matt Goebel/Warrick County EMA) |
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| Tornado Damage in Winslow, IN. (Matt Goebel/Warrick County EMA) | Tornado Damage in Winslow, IN. (Matt Goebel/Warrick County EMA) | Tornado Damage in Winslow, IN. (Matt Goebel/Warrick County EMA) | Tornado Damage in Winslow, IN. (Matt Goebel/Warrick County EMA) |
Radar
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| KVWX Radar Four Panel of Base Reflectivity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient, and Spectrum Width at 4:01 PM EDT at Winslow, IN. | KVWX Radar Four Panel of Base Reflectivity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient, and Spectrum Width at 4:07 PM EDT at Winslow, IN. | KVWX Radar Four Panel of Base Reflectivity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient, and Spectrum Width at 4:11 PM EDT at Winslow, IN. | KPAH Radar Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity at 8:14 PM CDT at Cape Girardeau, MO. |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Paducah KY
914 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Winslow 38.38N 87.21W
08/12/2026 Pike IN Emergency Mngr
Several trees uprooted, branches down and
some structure damage to a home and barn.
0355 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Crossville 38.16N 88.06W
08/12/2026 White IL Trained Spotter
Large tree limb down in Crossville.
0437 PM Hail 3 NNW Melody Hill 38.06N 87.52W
08/12/2026 M1.00 Inch Vanderburgh IN Public
0518 PM Hail 2 ENE Ewing 38.10N 88.82W
08/12/2026 M1.00 Inch Franklin IL Public
Facebook photo shows quarter size hail
northeast of Ewing.
0640 PM Flash Flood 6 SW Enfield 38.04N 88.42W
08/12/2026 Hamilton IL Emergency Mngr
Road washed out due to flash flooding. Time
estimated via radar.
0728 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Brewer 37.78N 89.93W
08/12/2026 Perry MO Public
Trees down along Highway 61 near Brewer.
Time estimated from radar.
0735 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N East Cape Girardeau 37.32N 89.49W
08/12/2026 Alexander IL Broadcast Media
Wind damage at the River Radio Cape
Girardeau radio transmitter, including the
roof, door, and metal stairs blown off a
equipment building. Time estimated from
radar.
0805 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fruitland 37.45N 89.64W
08/12/2026 Cape Girardeau MO Public
Power outages and some trees/limbs down in
Fruitland.
0805 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fruitland 37.45N 89.64W
08/12/2026 Cape Girardeau MO Public
Tree damage and power outages.
0810 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Burfordville 37.37N 89.81W
08/12/2026 Cape Girardeau MO Public
Large limbs down south of Burfordville.
0825 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Jonesboro 37.45N 89.27W
08/12/2026 Union IL Broadcast Media
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from
Jonesboro. Several trees down. Corrected
time.
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Cape Girardeau 37.31N 89.55W
08/12/2026 Cape Girardeau MO Public
Numerous reports of trees/limbs down around
and north of Cape Girardeau, some blocking
roads.
0837 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ENE Cape Girardeau 37.32N 89.52W
08/12/2026 Cape Girardeau MO Public
Multiple large trees down and power is out.
0845 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Dongola 37.36N 89.17W
08/12/2026 Union IL Public
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from
Dongola. Trees down, debris on roads, power
outages. Corrected time.
0912 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNE Olmsted 37.22N 89.06W
08/12/2026 Pulaski IL Public
A few trees down along with part of a shed.
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