Illinois, 1999

Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1999

June 1, 1999 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado first formed about 1 mile southwest of I-55 west of Raymond. The tornado moved northeast hitting a rest area along I-55.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
4
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 LSX wrote it up.

A tornado first formed about 1 mile southwest of I-55 west of Raymond. The tornado moved northeast hitting a rest area along I-55. Six tractor-trailer trucks were overturned at the rest area, killing one driver and injuring 4 others. Two other trucks were also overturned just north of the rest area. The tornado continued northeast and intensified causing damage at two farms. Numerous barns and other outbuildings were destroyed and one house severely damaged. The occupant of the house escape injury by taking shelter in an interior closet.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Montgomery

When
June 1, 5:58 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Raymond to 6 mi E of Farmersville
Rating
F3
Path length
10 mi
Path width
200 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
39.320, -89.670

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Montgomery1999-06-0154MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5705242.