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Unrated tornado, Chapin to Arcadia, Illinois, March 31, 2023

Name: Unrated tornado, Chapin to Arcadia, Illinois, March 31, 2023
Start: 2023-03-31T22:27:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-31T22:28:00.000Z
Location: Chapin to Arcadia, Illinois

From Chapin to Arcadia, this Unrated tornado ran 0.7 miles across Morgan County on March 31, 2023, touching down at 5:27 PM CDT and reaching 10 yards wide. It killed nobody.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unratedthis tornado
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: Unrated
Date: March 31, 2023
Touchdown: 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Lifted: 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
On the ground: 1 minutes
Path length: 0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Path width: 10 yards (9 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
County: Morgan County
Touchdown point: 39.767, -90.353
Lift-off point: 39.774, -90.342
Record number: 2303311627-01

The damage survey

3 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS ILX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF0. The highest wind the damage implies is 75 mph.

Spotters reported a brief tornado near Chapin. Emergency manager reported there was no notable damage, so an unknown rating was assigned.
Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown north of the Jacksonville Airport. Some tree damage occurred.

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms spawned 13 tornadoes across central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of March 31st...including an EF-3 tornado that killed 3 people in Robinson in Crawford County. The first round of convection developed along a warm front lifting northeastward through the area during the afternoon. These storms were primarily very large hail-producers, with up to baseball-sized (2.75 diameter) hail being reported in the town of Banner in Fulton County. Once the warm front lifted into northern Illinois, a modestly unstable but highly sheared environment was in place during the late afternoon and evening...with CAPE values of 1500-2500J/kg and 0-6km bulk shear in excess of 70kt. As a trailing cold front approached from the west, additional supercell thunderstorms developed that produced tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts. The cells eventually congealed into a broken line as they pushed eastward to the I-57 corridor by mid-evening. Meanwhile, a discrete supercell ahead of the line tracked south of I-70, dropping the EF-3 tornado in Crawford County.

A tornado briefly touched down north of Chapin Cemetery at 5:27 PM CDT before quickly dissipating. No damage was observed.

A tornado briefly touched down north of the Jacksonville Airport at 5:35 PM CDT. It caused minor tree damage before quickly dissipating by 5:36 PM CDT.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 16:48 UTC and running to 01:00 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
16:48 UTC	01:00 UTC	Tornado Watch	ILX
18:00 UTC	18:00 UTC	Wind Advisory	ILX
21:45 UTC	22:12 UTC	Tornado Warning	ILX
22:03 UTC	22:30 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX
22:30 UTC	23:15 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX
22:31 UTC	23:00 UTC	Tornado Warning	ILX
22:44 UTC	23:15 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Moderate Risk, with a 0.15 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 19:54 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Mar 31, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
337 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 336 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

Strong to severe thunderstorms will track across central and
southeast Illinois through mid-evening. Some of the storms will be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes.
The storms will push into Indiana between 9pm and 10pm...followed
by breezy and dry conditions for the remainder of the night.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday)
ISSUED AT 336 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

20z/3pm mesoanalysis shows a moderately unstable/highly sheared
warm sector environment characterized by MLCAPEs of 1000-1500J/kg
and 0-3km shear in excess of 40kt west of the I-55 corridor.
Several clusters of strong/severe convection are ongoing...with
most of the activity now along/north of a Macomb to Bloomington
line. Based on radar trends and HRRR forecasts, it appears this
convection will exit the northern KILX CWA into northern Illinois
within the next 1-2 hours. After a brief lull, additional cells
firing further upstream ahead of an advancing cold across central
Iowa/Missouri will quickly pivot into the area by late
afternoon/early evening. Most CAMs suggest the cells will congeal
into a squall line, then race eastward into Indiana by 9pm-10pm.
The primary threat with the line will be damaging wind gusts in
excess of 70mph: however, a few tornadoes will also be possible.
Once the cold front passes and the storms depart, winds will veer
to the west and temperatures will plummet. Readings will drop from
current values in the upper 60s and lower 70s to early morning
lows ranging from the middle 30s in the Illinois River Valley to
the middle 40s south of I-70. Blustery and chilly conditions will
prevail on Saturday as the pressure gradient tightens between
departing low pressure and a high building into the Plains.
Forecast soundings and numeric guidance indicate W/NW gusts
reaching 40-50mph Saturday morning before gradually subsiding
during the afternoon. High temperatures will be considerably
cooler than today...only reaching the middle to upper 40s.

&&

.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday)
ISSUED AT 336 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

Quiet weather will be on tap for Sunday as temperatures quickly
rebound back to seasonal values in the upper 50s and lower 60s. As
a weak front drops southward and stalls in the region, low chance
PoPs for showers are warranted Sunday night into Monday.

After that, attention turns to another powerful storm system
progged to track from the southern Rockies into the Upper Midwest
early next week. As the upper system approaches from the west, the
stationary frontal boundary will lift back northward as a warm
front on Tuesday. Given increasing instability/shear, there will
be a risk for strong to severe storms Tuesday/Tuesday
night...before a cold front sweeps through Illinois by early
Wednesday morning. At this time, will focus highest PoPs Tuesday
afternoon and evening, with rapidly decreasing rain chances by
Wednesday. High temperatures will soar into the middle to upper
70s on Tuesday, but will drop back into the lower to middle 50s by
Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning)
Issued at 704 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

A mix of low VFR and MVFR ceilings continue this morning as waves
of stratocumulus and showers move across the area with and just
behind a warm front. Blustery southerly winds will continue
throughout the morning as a strong low pressure system deepens and
lifts northeast towards the region. Winds will increase gradually
throughout the afternoon as the mixed layer deepens and winds
aloft strengthen ahead of the low, but the strongest gusts are
expected late this evening through the overnight period behind a
strong cold front; frequent southwest to west gusts to 40 kt, and
occasional gusts to nearly 50 kt, will be possible from roughly
02z through the end of the TAF period. Ahead of this front, a line
of severe thunderstorms will bring a burst of intense southwest
winds which are likely to gust 50 kt or higher at most of the TAF
sites. There is also the possibility that one or two waves of
thunderstorms will form ahead of the main line, possibly as early
as 19-20z. These will pose a threat for hail, scattered wind
gusts over 45 kt, and an isolated tornado, in addition to frequent
lightning.

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 1 PM CDT Saturday for ILZ027>031-036>038-
040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Barnes
SHORT TERM...Barnes
LONG TERM...Barnes
AVIATION...Bumgardner

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>051-012015-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west
central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are likely into early evening. Damaging wind
gusts over 70 mph, very large hail, and strong tornadoes are all
possible.

Winds will likely gust from 45 to 55 mph tonight into Saturday
morning, as winds turn southwest this evening and west to northwest
by Saturday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday afternoon
and Tuesday evening.

Minor flooding will continue through next week on the Illinois River
from Havana to Beardstown.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 3 pm and 10 pm.

ILZ043>046-052>057-061-012015-
De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-
Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and east
central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are likely this evening. Damaging winds over 70
mph, large hail, and strong tornadoes are all possible.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected tonight into midday Saturday
as southwest winds this evening turn west to northwest Saturday
morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday afternoon
into Tuesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 3 pm and 10 pm.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-012015-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
313 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Illinois and
southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are likely into this evening. Damaging winds
over 70 mph, large hail, and tornadoes are all possible.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected tonight into midday
Saturday, as southwest winds this evening turn westerly Saturday
morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday afternoon
into Tuesday night.

Lingering flooding on the Wabash, Embarras, and Little Wabash Rivers
is expected to subside by early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 3 pm and 10 pm.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
350 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 40.80N 89.20W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED.

0341 PM     HAIL             BENSON                  40.85N 89.12W
03/31/2023  M1.50 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

Local storm report, Mar 31, 3:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
354 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0237 PM     TORNADO          5.5 NW MANITO           40.43N 89.78W
03/31/2023                   MASON              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM
            MANITO. LOCATION UPDATED TO BE 5.5 MILES NW
            OF MANITO. NO EF RATING IS AVAILABLE AT THIS
            TIME. BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF STATE PARK RD AND SPRING
            LAKE RD.

&&

EJS

Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
402 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 40.80N 89.20W
03/31/2023  M2.50 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS CAR WINDOWS BROKEN AT THE EOC. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
413 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0327 PM     HAIL             BENSON                  40.85N 89.12W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
418 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0242 PM     HAIL             2 E MORTON              40.61N 89.42W
03/31/2023  M1.00 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RD

Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
425 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0237 PM     HAIL             HANNA CITY              40.70N 89.80W
03/31/2023  M1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL MEASURED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER
            IN HANNA CITY, IL.

0237 PM     TORNADO          5.5 NW MANITO           40.43N 89.78W
03/31/2023                   MASON              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM
            MANITO. LOCATION UPDATED TO BE 5.5 MILES NW
            OF MANITO. NO EF RATING IS AVAILABLE AT THIS
            TIME. BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF STATE PARK RD AND SPRING
            LAKE RD.

0242 PM     HAIL             2 E MORTON              40.61N 89.42W
03/31/2023  M1.00 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0249 PM     HAIL             2W BANNER               40.50N 89.91W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLFBALL HAIL MEASURED. SIGNIFICANT
            WINDSHIELD DAMAGE TO VEHICLES. MULTIPLE CARS
            DAMAGED REQUIRING TOWING FROM THE ROADWAY
            DUE TO HAIL.

0249 PM     HAIL             BELLEVUE                40.69N 89.68W
03/31/2023  M1.50 INCH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0254 PM     HAIL             GLASFORD                40.58N 89.81W
03/31/2023  M1.50 INCH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8010 S TRIVOLI RD.

0256 PM     HAIL             1 E WEST PEORIA         40.70N 89.62W
03/31/2023  E1.50 INCH       PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0256 PM     HAIL             BANNER                  40.52N 89.91W
03/31/2023  E2.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   PUBLIC

            .

0300 PM     HAIL             PEORIA HEIGHTS          40.74N 89.57W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       PEORIA             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0310 PM     HAIL             METAMORA                40.79N 89.36W
03/31/2023  M1.00 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0313 PM     HAIL             BARTONVILLE             40.65N 89.66W
03/31/2023  E1.00 INCH       PEORIA             IL   PUBLIC

            .

0315 PM     HAIL             PEORIA HEIGHTS          40.75N 89.57W
03/31/2023  E1.75 INCH       PEORIA             IL   PUBLIC

            .

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEER CREEK              40.63N 89.33W
03/31/2023                   TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY DAMAGE TO BARNS.

0326 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 40.80N 89.20W
03/31/2023  M1.00 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0327 PM     HAIL             BENSON                  40.85N 89.12W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

0330 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 40.80N 89.20W
03/31/2023  M1.75 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED.

0330 PM     HAIL             ROANOKE                 40.80N 89.20W
03/31/2023  M2.50 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS CAR WINDOWS BROKEN AT THE EOC. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0341 PM     HAIL             BENSON                  40.85N 89.12W
03/31/2023  M1.50 INCH       WOODFORD           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            .

&&

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Lincoln, IL (KILX), 12:00Z

10.5 hours before the tornado, 155 km from the path. March 31, 2023.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89166 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 646 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 712 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.8 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Lincoln, IL (KILX), 00:00Z

1.5 hours after it, 155 km from the path. April 1, 2023.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 638 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 972 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 7.1
0-3 km lapse rate: 6.9 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The surface observations

Jacksonville (IJX), 9 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
20:35 UTC	73.4	60.3	180° 21 kt	30	996.6
20:55 UTC	75.6	61	180° 22 kt	29	995.6
21:15 UTC	76.5	61.2	180° 24 kt	30	994.9
21:35 UTC	74.3	60	170° 17 kt	34	994.2
21:55 UTC	72	60	160° 18 kt	30	993.2
22:15 UTC	71.6	60	170° 22 kt	31	991.9
22:35 UTC	69.4	59.7	270° 28 kt	35	993.6	TS
22:55 UTC	57.6	57.6	230° 22 kt	37	994.2	TS
23:15 UTC	63	63	240° 16 kt	19	993.9	VCTS
23:35 UTC	65.5	59.2	210° 16 kt	20	994.6
23:55 UTC	65	58.6	210° 17 kt	21	994.6
00:15 UTC	64.8	58	230° 13 kt	18	995.3

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 22:27 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
21:27 UTC	HAIL 2	Kingston	Adams, IL	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM KINGSTON. TIME ESTIMATED.
21:30 UTC	HAIL 2.5	1 Ene Kingston	Adams, IL
21:33 UTC	HAIL 1.5	2 Ene Kingston	Adams, IL	DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
21:35 UTC	HAIL 3.5	2 Nne Beverly	Adams, IL	VIA TWITTER WITH PICTURES. ON EAST 2775TH STREET JUST NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH ILLINOIS ROUTE 104.
21:38 UTC	HAIL 0.5	2 W Buckhorn	Brown, IL	REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
21:48 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	3 W Versailles	Brown, IL	DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. OPEN SIDED CAR PORT FLIPPED OVER.
21:48 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Versailles	Brown, IL	DELAYED REPORT. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SHINGLED AND METAL PANEL ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
21:50 UTC	HAIL 2	5 W Versailles	Brown, IL	DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
21:51 UTC	HAIL 1.25	Mount Sterling	Brown, IL	DELAYED REPORT.
21:52 UTC	HAIL 1.75	4 E Buckhorn	Brown, IL
21:53 UTC	HAIL 2	3 Nw Versailles	Brown, IL	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 NW VERSAILLES. DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
21:53 UTC	HAIL 2	Mount Sterling	Brown, IL	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM MOUNT STERLING. DELAYED REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
21:55 UTC	HAIL 1.75	Mount Sterling	Brown, IL
22:12 UTC	TORNADO	6.5 Wnw Winchester	Scott, IL	SPOTTER RECORDED VIDEO OF A TORNADO MOVING THROUGH THE ILLINOIS RIVER BOTTOMS. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
22:25 UTC	HAIL 1.25	Chapin	Morgan, IL
22:27 UTC	TORNADO	Chapin	Morgan, IL	SPOTTER SAW TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
22:35 UTC	TORNADO	5 N Jacksonville Airpor	Morgan, IL	SPOTTER POSSIBLY DROVE THROUGH TORNADO. SAID THERE WAS STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE DEBRIS AS IT PASSED.
22:42 UTC	HAIL 1	Jacksonville	Morgan, IL	ONE HALF MILE FROM MORTON AVE EXIT ON I-72.
22:44 UTC	HAIL 0.7	1 S Kampsville	Calhoun, IL	TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
22:45 UTC	HAIL 1.75	W Prentice	Morgan, IL
23:04 UTC	HAIL 0.75	Athens	Menard, IL	REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
23:05 UTC	HAIL 0.75	Athens	Menard, IL	REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
23:09 UTC	TSTM WND GST 58	Capital Airport	Sangamon, IL	CORRECTED TIME OF WIND GUST AT SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT.
23:10 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Leland Grove	Sangamon, IL	DELAYED REPORT. LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR WASHINGTON PARK. TIME ESTIMATED.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

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The other tornadoes of March 31, 2023

126 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 31	2:18 PM CDT	EF3	Little Rock tornado, AR	34.2	800		54	$90 million
March 31	2:37 PM CDT	Unrated	Tazewell, IL	0.3	10
March 31	3:15 PM CDT	EF1	Tazewell, IL	0.9	10
March 31	3:23 PM CDT	Unrated	Woodford, IL	0.6	20
March 31	3:36 PM CDT	EF3	Wapello, IA	26.1	1,000			$2.0 million
March 31	3:45 PM CDT	EF1	Prairie, AR	1.1	100
March 31	3:52 PM CDT	Unrated	Poweshiek, IA	3.6	60
March 31	4:05 PM CDT	Unrated	Livingston, IL	0.0	15
March 31	4:10 PM CDT	EF4	Keota–Wellman tornado, IA	19.9	700		3
March 31	4:22 PM CDT	EF1	Grundy, IA	3.5	80			$50,000
March 31	4:22 PM CDT	EF1	Grundy, IA	4.1	80			$50,000
March 31	4:30 PM CDT	EF3	Wynne–Parkin tornado, Arkansas and Tennessee	72.5	1,600	4	26	$151 million
March 31	4:36 PM CDT	EF2	Benton, IA	1.7	50
March 31	4:37 PM CDT	EF0	Johnson, IA	6.1	50
March 31	4:46 PM CDT	EF2	Johnson, IA	16.9	75		2
March 31	4:47 PM CDT	EF2	Benton, IA	4.9	50
March 31	4:49 PM CDT	EF2	Stone, AR	6.8	125
March 31	4:51 PM CDT	Unrated	Benton, IA	1.4	10
March 31	4:53 PM CDT	EF2	Johnson, IA	14.7	100
March 31	5:03 PM CDT	Unrated	Buchanan, IA	1.7	10
March 31	5:06 PM CDT	EF2	Johnson, IA	9.0	75
March 31	5:06 PM CDT	EF1	Cedar, IA	8.3	10
March 31	5:14 PM CDT	EF2	Cedar, IA	16.4	250
March 31	5:15 PM CDT	Unrated	Scott, IL	0.5	10
March 31	5:17 PM CDT	EF1	Cedar, IA	5.2	100
March 31	5:18 PM CDT	EF2	Cedar, IA	19.6	200		2
March 31	5:20 PM CDT	EF1	Delaware, IA	4.1	50
March 31	5:32 PM CDT	EF1	Delaware, IA	11.1	90
March 31	5:35 PM CDT	EF0	Morgan, IL	1.1	30
March 31	5:41 PM CDT	EF1	Jones, IA	1.4	50
March 31	5:41 PM CDT	EF2	Des Moines, IA	0.9	150
March 31	5:48 PM CDT	EF3	Covington tornado, TN	39.2	2,000	1	28	$80 million
March 31	5:50 PM CDT	EF2	Clinton, IA	18.0	350		1
March 31	5:58 PM CDT	EF1	Jackson, IA	1.2	50
March 31	6:09 PM CDT	EF0	Jackson, IA	0.2	15
March 31	6:12 PM CDT	EF2	Sangamon, IL	5.4	400
March 31	6:16 PM CDT	EF1	Jackson, IA to IL	1.9	100		3
March 31	6:18 PM CDT	EF2	Sangamon, IL	21.0	200
March 31	6:24 PM CDT	EF2	Henry, IL	3.5	300
March 31	6:33 PM CDT	EF2	Henry, IL	3.0	200
March 31	6:36 PM CDT	EF2	Henry, IL	9.3	440
March 31	6:37 PM CDT	EF2	Henry, IL	6.8	650
March 31	6:39 PM CDT	EF1	Carroll, IL	1.0	50
March 31	6:47 PM CDT	EF0	Macoupin, IL	6.3	150			$25,000
March 31	6:48 PM CDT	EF1	Whiteside, IL	13.9	150
March 31	6:48 PM CDT	EF1	Iowa, WI	1.1	75			$300,000
March 31	6:50 PM CDT	EF1	Lafayette, WI	5.5	75			$1.0 million
March 31	6:50 PM CDT	EF1	Carroll, IL	11.0	200
March 31	6:55 PM CDT	EF1	Lafayette, WI	6.6	75			$600,000
March 31	7:03 PM CDT	Unrated	Phillips, AR	2.8	100
March 31	7:06 PM CDT	EF0	Christian, IL	4.1	20
March 31	7:08 PM CDT	EF2	Lee, IL	9.3	350
March 31	7:13 PM CDT	EF1	Lee, IL	7.8	75
March 31	7:13 PM CDT	EF1	Christian, IL	1.7	30
March 31	7:16 PM CDT	EF0	Green, WI	3.0	75			$400,000
March 31	7:20 PM CDT	EF1	Green, WI	10.2	50			$600,000
March 31	7:24 PM CDT	EF1	Ogle, IL	27.5	600	1	40
March 31	7:26 PM CDT	EF0	Green, WI	5.8	75			$400,000
March 31	7:31 PM CDT	EF1	Winnebago, IL	5.8	300
March 31	7:31 PM CDT	EF2	Tunica, MS	22.7	1,200			$2.3 million

All 127 of them

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.