61254 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 61254 Zip Code is lower than Illinois average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 61254 Zip Code is lower than Illinois average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1192
| 61254 Zip Code | 0.02 |
| Illinois | 0.24 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 61254 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Illinois | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #964
| 61254 Zip Code | 206.47 |
| Illinois | 220.15 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 4,065 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 61254 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 10 | Cold: | 45 | Dense Fog: | 35 | Drought: | 21 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 351 | Hail: | 974 | Heat: | 16 | Heavy Snow: | 57 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 45 | Landslide: | 1 | Strong Wind: | 49 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,850 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 136 | Winter Weather: | 191 |
| Other: | 284 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 61254 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near 61254 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 38.7 | 1972-09-15 | 3.7 | 5 | 41.59 | -89.42 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 80 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 61254 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.8 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 41°26'N / 90°24'W | 41°29'N / 89°55'W | 25.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 3.5 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 41°25'N / 90°09'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 5.7 | 1956-04-26 | 2 | 41°29'N / 90°22'W | 41°29'N / 90°09'W | 10.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 8.7 | 1974-04-21 | 2 | 41°22'N / 90°03'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Henry | |
| 10.8 | 1973-04-21 | 2 | 41°26'N / 90°25'W | 41°29'N / 90°18'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Henry |
| 12.5 | 1965-04-23 | 2 | 41°21'N / 90°20'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
| 12.7 | 1990-03-13 | 3 | 41°36'N / 90°17'W | 41°37'N / 90°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Scott |
| 12.9 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 41°32'N / 89°58'W | 41°32'N / 89°52'W | 4.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry |
| 13.3 | 1959-08-26 | 2 | 41°36'N / 90°17'W | 41°41'N / 90°14'W | 5.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rock Island |
| 16.7 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 41°11'N / 90°22'W | 41°18'N / 90°10'W | 12.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 16.8 | 1990-03-13 | 3 | 41°37'N / 90°20'W | 41°46'N / 90°13'W | 12.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Rock Island |
| 18.2 | 1974-05-16 | 2 | 41°20'N / 90°33'W | 41°21'N / 90°22'W | 9.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Rock Island |
| 18.3 | 1966-04-19 | 3 | 41°30'N / 90°30'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Scott | |
| 19.4 | 1996-04-19 | 3 | 41°12'N / 90°07'W | 41°11'N / 90°02'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 10.0M | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: 10 Million in damage and 4 hospitalized as this tornado moved from Bishop Hill through Galva. At least 6 Million of damage was reported in the city limits of Galva where 150 homes were damaged, 26 received extensive damage, and 15 had to be destroyed. Extensive damage was also received to the city sewage treatment plant. A second, small and short lived tornado, did much less damage to the eastern part of town, most notably pushing over gravestones in a cemetery and downing trees. | |||||||||||
| 19.7 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 41°13'N / 90°20'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 20.7 | 1973-04-21 | 2 | 41°20'N / 90°39'W | 41°26'N / 90°25'W | 13.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Rock Island |
| 20.9 | 1990-03-13 | 3 | 41°46'N / 90°13'W | 41°46'N / 90°12'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Whiteside |
| 21.0 | 1981-03-29 | 4 | 41°41'N / 89°57'W | 41°45'N / 89°53'W | 5.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Whiteside |
| 21.3 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°14'N / 90°25'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Mercer | |
| 24.1 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°12'N / 90°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mercer | |
| 24.2 | 1966-03-21 | 2 | 41°48'N / 90°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Whiteside | |||
| 24.7 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°37'N / 90°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Scott | |
| 25.1 | 1974-05-13 | 3 | 41°37'N / 90°36'W | 41°40'N / 90°33'W | 3.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Scott |
| 26.1 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 41°23'N / 90°40'W | 41°18'N / 90°35'W | 6.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rock Island |
| 27.1 | 2006-04-13 | 2 | 41°16'N / 90°37'W | 41°16'N / 90°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Mercer |
| Brief Description: Rated low F2 Tornado developed just east of 240th Street at 2107 CST and tracked generally east across the far northern part of Matherville and dissipated just west of U.S. 67 east of Matherville at 2111 CST. Two homes had roof damage done to them with the sheriff's office indicating one house was completely unroofed. | |||||||||||
| 27.7 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 41°04'N / 90°11'W | 1.00 Mile | 80 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |
| 29.4 | 1978-08-15 | 3 | 41°20'N / 90°41'W | 41°21'N / 90°42'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rock Island | ||
| 29.4 | 1988-05-08 | 3 | 41°46'N / 90°45'W | 41°52'N / 90°12'W | 30.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Clinton |
| 29.8 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°52'N / 90°22'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 30.0 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 41°18'N / 90°35'W | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 26.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Mercer |
| 30.1 | 1976-03-04 | 2 | 41°02'N / 90°06'W | 0.10 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |
| 30.8 | 1974-06-20 | 3 | 41°59'N / 90°16'W | 41°50'N / 90°12'W | 10.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Clinton |
| 31.7 | 2001-06-14 | 2 | 41°29'N / 90°47'W | 41°33'N / 90°44'W | 6.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Scott |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down at 501 pm CST, around a half mile east/northeast of Montpelier, near Highway 22 and the Muscatine/Scott County line. The tornado then tracked northeast into Scott County, was on the ground about 6.5 miles, and was 200 yards wide. The tornado ripped the roof off of three homes in Blue Grass, and produced lesser damage to many other homes. Three people in Blue Grass sustained minor injuries. The tornado produced F2 damage in the area around Normandy Street in Blue Grass, before lifting 2.5 miles northeast of the community at 506 pm CST. | |||||||||||
| 32.4 | 1978-08-15 | 3 | 41°16'N / 90°47'W | 41°20'N / 90°41'W | 6.40 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mercer |
| 32.4 | 1962-05-07 | 3 | 41°40'N / 90°43'W | 10.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Scott | |
| 32.8 | 1973-04-21 | 2 | 41°16'N / 90°50'W | 41°20'N / 90°39'W | 10.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mercer |
| 33.5 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 41°10'N / 89°39'W | 41°12'N / 89°36'W | 1.90 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stark |
| 33.6 | 1966-05-23 | 2 | 41°41'N / 90°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott | |
| 33.6 | 2001-06-14 | 2 | 41°28'N / 90°48'W | 41°28'N / 90°48'W | 0.10 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Muscatine |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down at 501 pm CST, around a half mile east/northeast of Montpelier, near Highway 22 and the Muscatine/Scott County line. The tornado then tracked northeast into Scott County, was on the ground about 6.5 miles, and was 200 yards wide. The tornado ripped the roof off of three homes in Blue Grass, and produced lesser damage to many other homes. Three people in Blue Grass sustained minor injuries. The tornado produced F2 damage in the area around Normandy Street in Blue Grass, before lifting 2.5 miles northeast of the community at 506 pm CST. | |||||||||||
| 34.7 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°57'N / 90°20'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clinton | |||
| 34.8 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 41°57'N / 90°06'W | 41°59'N / 90°02'W | 3.30 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll |
| 34.8 | 1962-05-07 | 2 | 41°48'N / 89°39'W | 41°43'N / 89°33'W | 7.20 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Whiteside |
| 34.8 | 1962-05-07 | 2 | 41°48'N / 89°39'W | 41°43'N / 89°33'W | 7.20 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Whiteside |
| 34.8 | 1995-05-09 | 3 | 41°32'N / 90°49'W | 7.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.0M | 0 | Scott | |
| Brief Description: This tornado destroyed 26 farm buildings, 20 of them with major damage. Nine homes were hit, one destroyed, two with major damage and six with minor damage. Seven of the nine homes were farmhouses. Roxanne Paper, with baby boy Logan in arm, was downstairs when the tornado struck. She reported that it sounded like something big was tearing through the house. The Gary Meincke farm was hit very hard. He and his wife watched the tornado touch down south of their farm at around 1630 CDT. Shortly after that they ran with their children to the basement. Debris from the Leroy Feldhahn farm near Stockton was spread over nearby Interstate 80 causing a two mile long traffic jam. Governor Terry Branstad later proclaimed a Disaster Emergency for Scott County. | |||||||||||
| 35.0 | 1967-05-07 | 2 | 41°32'N / 90°54'W | 41°29'N / 90°45'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Muscatine |
| 35.3 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 40°54'N / 89°59'W | 41°07'N / 89°43'W | 20.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Peoria |
| 35.4 | 1976-03-04 | 3 | 41°12'N / 89°34'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bureau | |
| 36.0 | 1995-07-27 | 2 | 41°45'N / 90°47'W | 41°43'N / 90°43'W | 5.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 70K | Scott |
| 37.4 | 1975-06-14 | 2 | 41°10'N / 89°33'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bureau | |||
| 37.7 | 1988-05-08 | 3 | 41°45'N / 90°47'W | 41°46'N / 90°45'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Scott |
| 38.6 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°47'N / 90°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 143 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott | |
| 38.7 | 1965-04-24 | 3 | 41°09'N / 89°37'W | 41°06'N / 89°30'W | 6.50 Miles | 43 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Marshall |
| 38.7 | 1998-06-18 | 2 | 41°06'N / 90°48'W | 41°11'N / 90°43'W | 6.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 110K | 0 | Mercer |
| Brief Description: The tornado damaged several rural home sites. Northeast of Seaton damage was noted to farm buildings and a silo. South of Aledo seven power lines poles were snapped, and a farmhouse 4 miles west of Aledo was destroyed. The tornado also damaged or destroyed farm buildings, roofs and chimneys south of Aledo. | |||||||||||
| 38.9 | 1967-07-23 | 2 | 41°07'N / 89°41'W | 41°03'N / 89°31'W | 9.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stark |
| 39.0 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 41°37'N / 89°29'W | 41°38'N / 89°22'W | 5.60 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lee |
| 39.1 | 1995-07-27 | 2 | 41°56'N / 90°45'W | 41°49'N / 90°36'W | 10.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 150K | Clinton |
| 39.5 | 1995-05-09 | 3 | 41°35'N / 90°52'W | 41°43'N / 90°53'W | 10.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 650K | 0 | Muscatine |
| 40.3 | 1957-05-21 | 2 | 41°33'N / 91°00'W | 41°36'N / 90°50'W | 8.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cedar |
| 40.7 | 1956-08-30 | 2 | 41°48'N / 89°30'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lee | |||
| 42.1 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°48'N / 90°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 42.5 | 1972-07-17 | 3 | 41°04'N / 89°38'W | 41°08'N / 89°21'W | 15.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marshall |
| 43.2 | 1963-04-18 | 2 | 41°02'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warren | |||
| 43.9 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 40°54'N / 90°38'W | 40°57'N / 90°33'W | 4.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Warren |
| 43.9 | 1981-07-25 | 2 | 40°54'N / 89°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Peoria | |
| 44.0 | 1967-01-24 | 3 | 42°03'N / 90°02'W | 42°08'N / 89°56'W | 7.40 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Carroll |
| 44.4 | 1961-06-07 | 2 | 41°42'N / 90°58'W | 41°46'N / 90°54'W | 5.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Cedar |
| 44.9 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 41°15'N / 89°20'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Putnam | |
| 44.9 | 1972-04-06 | 2 | 41°54'N / 89°31'W | 41°43'N / 89°18'W | 16.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
| 45.6 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 40°43'N / 90°13'W | 40°54'N / 89°59'W | 17.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 46.1 | 1991-03-22 | 2 | 41°53'N / 90°51'W | 41°58'N / 90°45'W | 7.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Clinton |
| 46.2 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 40°43'N / 90°24'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Knox |
| 46.5 | 1972-04-06 | 2 | 42°03'N / 89°36'W | 41°54'N / 89°31'W | 10.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 1 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Ogle |
| 47.5 | 1979-08-05 | 3 | 42°01'N / 89°35'W | 41°57'N / 89°30'W | 5.70 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ogle |
| 47.6 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°48'N / 90°05'W | 40°46'N / 89°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 420K | 50K | Knox |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down 4.5 miles west-northwest of Yates City in eastern Knox County then tracked southeastward to the Knox-Peoria County line. Large tree limbs were snapped and crops were scoured in numerous places along this path. A house had the roof torn off and much of the upper level of the structure severely damaged. The attached garage was also destroyed. In addition, a large garage was destroyed, and seven outbuildings were severely damaged. The tornado continued southeastward into Peoria County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 47.8 | 2007-06-01 | 3 | 41°19'N / 91°07'W | 41°27'N / 91°01'W | 10.00 Miles | 774 Yards | 0 | 6 | 15.0M | 0K | Muscatine |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado entered into Muscatine County from Louisa County just south of Fruitland, IA. It progressed to the northeast through the center of Fruitland destroying the post office and city hall building, numerous homes, and overturning some railroad cars. The tornado weakened as it approached the southwest portions of Muscatine. In Muscatine, the western sections of town had varying degrees of damage, which was mainly confined to roof damage. At a car dealership, some cars were displaced. The tornado eventually lifted on the northeast side of Muscatine near the junction of highways 22 and 61. Debris from Muscatine and Fruitland fell in Lowden, IA. Some personal papers were found 1 to 4 miles northwest of Lowden. Lowden is approximately 30 miles NNE of Muscatine. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms pivoted northeast into parts of southeast Iowa during the mid-morning hours of June 1st. Much of the area was just breaking out of a blanket of dense fog where visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile. Dew point temperatures were in the middle 60s to around 70 degrees. The line of storms appeared to become more broken through the late morning hours, while the area from Iowa City to Waterloo appeared to stratify out into a large area of showers. Just before 12:00 pm CDT, rapid intensification of storm cells on the southeast end of the original line occurred as it moved into northern portions of Louisa County. A tornado touched down just south of Grandview, IA and moved northeast through Fruitland, IA and on to the southwest parts of Muscatine, IA. The tornado then lifted and as the storm cell continued to move northeast across Muscatine County. The super-cell re-intensified as it entered the southeast part of Cedar County just before 1 pm producing a brief tornado near Wilton, IA. The storm then moved across northwest parts of Scott County and Clinton County producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. The super-cell continued northeast into Jackson County producing a tornado near Bellevue around 2:30 pm, which moved across the Mississippi River into Jo Daviess County before lifting. The storm produced yet another tornado just south of Scales Mound, IL around 3:15 pm before moving into southwest Wisconsin and dissipating. During the early afternoon hours, additional storms strengthened on the south end of the original line of storms, which went on to produce wind damage and large hail as they moved through northwest Illinois through the late afternoon hours. | |||||||||||
| 48.1 | 1975-11-09 | 2 | 41°54'N / 90°53'W | 42°02'N / 90°43'W | 12.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Clinton |
| 48.2 | 1995-05-13 | 2 | 40°44'N / 90°23'W | 40°49'N / 90°09'W | 14.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.6M | 0 | Knox |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 1 N of St. Augustine and traveled to the northeast. Twelve farm structures and 14 pieces of farm equipment were destroyed. Eighteen homes were either damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were blown over and a 10 acre orchard with over 1200 trees was destroyed. The tornado also took off the roof of the Maquon Fire Department before it lifted and dissipated 1 NE of Maquon. Two people sustained minor injuries and damage was estimated around $1.6 million. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°46'N / 89°59'W | 40°46'N / 89°57'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 85.0M | 0K | Peoria |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed the Knox-Peoria County line 1.1 miles west of Elmwood, then continued southeastward through the town of Elmwood. Considerable structural damage occurred to 10 homes, 30 businesses and nearly two dozen vehicles in downtown Elmwood, amounting to approximately $85 million in damages. There was a total of about 80 people, some that were attending an outdoor festival in the downtown and some that were at a theater, that took shelter in the basement of the movie theater. As a result, there were no injuries. The tornado dissipated 1 mile east of Elmwood. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 2004-04-20 | 2 | 41°15'N / 89°17'W | 41°18'N / 89°11'W | 6.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 5 | 8.0M | 0 | Putnam |
| Brief Description: Rated very high end F2 The low topped supercell that produced 2 earlier tornadoes in Stark and Marshall/Bureau counties continued to be a cyclic tornado producer. The deadliest and longest lived tornado started at 1644 CST, 0.7 miles North Northeast of Florid in Putnam County and moved northeast toward Granville. The long lived nature of the tornado was due to it riding along a warm front pushing through Putnam and La Salle counties. Satellite imagery indicated a strengthening mesocyclone at 1625 CST (2225 Z) with the formation of a new line of feeder clouds into the supercell, and KDVN 88D velocity data showed a strengthening TVS signature by 1635 CST (2235 Z). Witnesses reported a multiple vortex tornado just prior to its arrival in Granville. The tornado hit Granville at 1647-1648 CST which coincided with the failure of the main power feed into town. The town was bisected by the half mile wide tornado with 12 buildings destroyed, 45 with major damage, and 26 with minor damage (mainly residential). The Granville State National Bank lost its roof and Hopkins Elementary School lost the roof over the old gymnasium with damage in nearly all the classrooms. Significant damage also occurred to Granville Drugs, the only drug store in town. In a strange twist of irony, the town had finally recovered from a major fire 4 years earlier that decimated much of the business district. The tornado continued northeast out of Granville and crossed over into La Salle County (WFO LOT) at 1653 CST (2253 Z), 3.8 miles Northeast of Granville. The Granville/Utica tornado was the first significant test of a new statewide mutual aid response agreement. In Granville 5 people were injured by the tornado, including an eldery female who suffered a heart attack during the tornado and was eventually Life Flighted to a Peoria hospital. Injuries were low due to the 32 minutes of lead time before the tornado struck Granville. Damage in Granville is estimated to be at least $8 million with the school suffering at least $3.5 million in damage. | |||||||||||
| 49.4 | 1975-11-09 | 2 | 42°03'N / 90°43'W | 42°04'N / 90°40'W | 1.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.