Illinois, 1996

Tornado in Illinois, April 19, 1996

April 19, 1996 · NWS ILX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado touched down 1 mile southwest of Brimfield and moved to the northeast into the south side of Brimfield, causing minor damage. The tornado then lifted to tree top level and caused some damage to trees in Jubilee State Park before lifting completely.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.

A tornado touched down 1 mile southwest of Brimfield and moved to the northeast into the south side of Brimfield, causing minor damage. The tornado then lifted to tree top level and caused some damage to trees in Jubilee State Park before lifting completely. The tornado uprooted a 12 inch diameter pine tree in Brimfield, caused rivets to pop out of the metal siding on one business, and damaged a steeple on one church. Also, a van parked in a driveway was moved sideways up against a bush in the yard. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Peoria

When
April 19, 5:10 PM CST to 5:16 PM CST
Where
Peoria County, Brimfield to 1 mi NE of Brimfield
Rating
F0
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
40.820, -89.900

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543899.