Illinois, 2000

Tornado in Illinois, June 24, 2000

June 24, 2000 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
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.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, St. Clair

When
June 24, 1:40 PM CST to 1:49 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County, 4 mi WNW of Millstadt
Rating
F1
Path length
6.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
38.467, -90.150

At approximately 240 pm CDT, a tornado formed west northwest of Millstadt near the intersection of Bluffside and Metter Roads. Several large trees were downed and a cattle barn extensively damaged. The tornado moved east northeast causing mainly tree and power line damage and then turned more east entering the Triple Lakes Golf Club. One home, 2 large utility buildings and the clubhouse suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado became multiple vortex in nature at this point producing 2 distinct damage paths. Numerous large trees were uprooted or downed while the tornado continued through the golf course. The tornado continued on an east path downing trees and power lines, crossing Route 163 to about 2 1/4 miles northeast of Millstadt and dissipating. There were 2 minor injuries that occurred while the tornado went through the golf course. A man suffered a back injury when the golf cart he was riding in overturned. Another man suffered minor injuries from flying debris.

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: 5151441.