Illinois, 2023

Tornado in Illinois, October 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A marginally severe environment existed in northeast Missouri and west central Illinois ahead of a cold front. Multicellular convection developed in the afternoon, with the majority of cells existing as showers.

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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 LSX wrote it up.

A marginally severe environment existed in northeast Missouri and west central Illinois ahead of a cold front. Multicellular convection developed in the afternoon, with the majority of cells existing as showers. One shower produced a weak tornado that damaged a home and caused one injury in west central Illinois.

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:08 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Brown

When
October 13, 5:08 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 3.08 mi NE of Gilbirds to 3.12 mi W of Cooperstown
Rating
EF1
Path length
0.42 mi
Path width
25 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
39.955, -90.664

A very weak thunderstorm amidst a multicell cluster of showers produced a tornado that caused damage to a double-wide residence, its adjacent garage, and a carport behind the home. The home experienced some roof loss. Several trees on and around the property sustained damage. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with a path length of 0.42 miles, path width of 25 yards, and maximum wind gusts of 110mph.

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: 1148794.