8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down in Lawrenceville. Two homes sustained moderate roof damage from a large tree that was uprooted. Also, a garage was destroyed by a fallen tree. No injuries were reported.
A two to two and a half mile wide swath of damage extended from 3.8 miles west of Winchester to 1 and a quarter miles north of Winchester to 5 miles northeast of Winchester then into Morgan County. Most of the damage was to trees, power lines, and power poles.
A tornado which formed along the leading edge of a bow echo touched down in Pike County (WFO St. Louis CWA) 2.5 miles southeast of Detroit, then traveled to the east northeast, crossing the Illinois River south of Florence. It moved into Scott County (WFO Central Illinois CWA) 8 miles west southwest of Winchester, but little damage was found in the river bottoms area until the tornado moved up into the bluffs. About four miles west of Winchester, it flattened corn, uprooted several trees, snapped a couple of utility poles, damaged an outbuilding, and caused minor damage to two homes before lifting and dissipating. No injuries were reported.
Another two mile wide swath of damage from a seperate storm moving across the extreme southern portions of Scott County extended from 2.5 miles southwest of Glasgow to just south of Glasgow to a mile south of Alsey to 2 miles northeast of Manchester, then into southern Morgan County. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house in Glasgow causing major damage but no injuries. In Alsey, a tree fell onto an enclosed porch destroying it. Just north of Manchester several windows were blown out of a house and a shed was destroyed.
This tornado formed on the leading edge of a bow echo over extreme eastern portions of Pike County (WFO St. Louis CWA) just north of Bedford, then crossed the Illinois River into Scott County (WFO Central Illinois CWA). It moved east northeast but little damage was found in the river bottoms area. Once the tornado crossed the bluffs 2.3 miles west southwest of Glasgow, scattered damage was found (numerous trees blown over) before it lifted and dissipated 2 miles west southwest of Glasgow.
As the northern bow echo moved into central Morgan County, numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down. On the southeast side of Jacksonville at Nichols Park, about three dozen large trees were destroyed. No injuries were reported.
The southern bow echo storm moved into Morgan County 3 miles southwest of Murrayville and moved northeast across the county. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down. No injuries were reported.
A tornado touched down just southwest of Murrayville then moved northeast through town. It lifted and dissipated one mile northeast of town. In town, a large tree was blown over onto a home causing major damage to it and a car parked nearby. None of the home's occupants were injured. A garage was destroyed and the two vehicles parked in it were damaged. Also, a lumber yard was destroyed. On the northeast side of town a grain bin was destroyed and a church lost seven stained glass windows. Also, it sustained minor roof damage. Throughout town numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house under construction one mile south of Loami. Also, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. One tree fell onto a car, destroying it in New Berlin. No injuries were reported.
Several large tree limbs were blown down in Stonington.
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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: 5149227, 5149228, 5149229, 5149315, 5149590, 5149591, 5149592, 5149593, 5149594, 5149684, 5149683, 5149685.