Tornado, Cumberland
- When
- October 17, 5:40 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Neoga to 1 mi ENE of Neoga
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -88.450
Tornado in Illinois, October 17, 1996
A tornado touched down 1 mile north northeast of Neoga, just east of Rt. 45.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.
A tornado touched down 1 mile north northeast of Neoga, just east of Rt. 45. At this point the tornado blew over a 35 foot travel trailer slightly injuring one person. It then continued to the east crossing over Interstate 57 causing damage to a used car lot and a truck stop. It then moved east of town causing minor damage to 5 homes (mainly roof damage), as well as, blowing over numerous TV antennas, power poles, tool sheds, and trees in the area. Also, a grain bin was blown over. The tornado lifted and dissipated 3 miles east northeast of Neoga. Only one minor injury was reported and no damage estimate was available.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 17, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 17, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, October 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 17 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 17, 1996
- Hail in Michigan, October 17, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1996Warnings in Illinois, October 1996
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: 5573629.