April 4, 2023 - Tornado & Large Hail Event (Updated April 7th)

Tornadoes:

Table Grove Tornado #1 Fulton County Date 4/4/2023 Time (Local) 7:02 - 7:10 pm CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 110 mph Path Length 1.9 miles Max Width 200 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: The storm that produced a tornado in southeast McDonough County produced another tornado that touched down on the west edge of Table Grove, along county highway 3 just outside of town. The tornado tracked just south of South St., flattening several garages and causing damage to a number of houses and trees. It appears to have crossed Rifle Range Rd. east of town before lifting near E. Locust Ln.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Lewistown/Bryant/Canton Tornado Fulton County Date 4/4/2023 Time (Local) 7:11 pm - 7:38 pm CDT EF Rating EF-3 Est. Peak Winds 160 mph Path Length 20.9 miles Max Width 600 yards Injuries/Deaths 4 injuries / 0 deaths Summary: A tornado was determined to have touched down a mile south of Ipava and moved east-northeast. EF1 level damage was done near the intersection of Square Ln. and Summum Rd., where several farm buildings and a house sustained damage. The tornado curved northeast and crossed the Spoon River bottoms, but the lack of roads in that area prevented a full survey there. Damage began to increase about 1.5 miles west of Lewistown, starting around county highway 14, with several houses and  outbuildings damaged along N. Milton Rd. EF3 damage just northwest of Lewistown was due to a crumpled metal high tension transmission tower. The tornado crossed state highway 97 just northwest of the intersection with state highway 100. A number of homes and farm buildings were damaged along IL-100 between Grain Bin Rd. and Epworth Spring Rd., and a number of power poles were blown down from that point to the southwest edge of Bryant. Much of the tornado damage in Bryant itself was west of IL-100. EF1 or EF2 strength, with most buildings damaged between Ash and Elm Sts. The survey team determined much of the damage east of IL-100 was due to rear-flank downdraft winds of 70 to 100 mph. The strongest damage intensity was noted in two areas. One was a mile southwest of Bryant near Wright Rd., where one home was collapsed and one next door lost most of its roof. The other was northeast of Bryant, where two homes near the west end of Hooty Rd. were mostly leveled. Four injuries occurred in the Bryant  area. Additional damage to trees and power lines occurred west of St. David. The last damage observed was to a home along W. Hickory St. heading southwest out of Canton.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Table Grove Tornado #2 Fulton County Date 4/4/2023 Time (Local) 7:09 pm CDT EF Rating EF-Unknown Est. Peak Winds N/A Path Length 0.75 miles Max Width 20 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: A storm chaser reported a brief rope tornado between Table Grove and Ipava.  Track Map

Lewistown Tornado #2 Fulton County Date 4/3/2023 Time (Local) 7:29 pm CDT EF Rating EF-Unknown Est. Peak Winds N/A Path Length 0.2 miles Max Width 20 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: A storm chaser reported a brief touchdown southeast of the main Lewistown tornado.  Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

Photos & Videos

3.5 miles SW of Industry, IL near the Schuyler/McDonough county line (Wintston Wells)	Baseball to softball size hail in Bernadotte, IL (Matt Posey)	Hail up to the size of baseballs near Vermont, IL (Lisa & Clayton Kendrick)	Textbook supercell structure near Lewiston, IL (Robert Auberg)

Tornado near Lewiston, IL (Robert Auberg)	Tornado WSW of Lewiston, IL just after 7:18 pm on Apr 4 (Brian Hastings)	Supercell structure near Havana, IL (Paul Hatfield)	The strong supercell that went on to produce a handful of tornadoes when it was near Industry, IL (Ethan Schisler)

EF-3 tornado damage north of Bryant, IL (NWS Lincoln)	EF-3 tornado damage north of Bryant, IL (NWS Lincoln)	EF-2 tornado damage NW of Lewiston, IL (NWS Lincoln)	Tree twisted & snapped in multiple spots from tornado near Bryant, IL (NWS Lincoln)

Radar

KILX reflectivity at 7:25 pm when the tornado was near peak intensity between Lewistown and Bryant.	KILX storm relative velocity at 7:25 pm when the tornado was near peak intensity between Lewistown and Bryant.	KILX correlation coefficient at 7:31 pm. Dark blue area on the northwest side of Bryant indicating large size distribution of radar returns (tornado damage aloft).	Caption

Storm Reports

An interactive webpage with preliminary storm reports can be found below and at this link. Reports are considered preliminary and are subject to change.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
944 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2023

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

0808 PM     HAIL             BELLEVUE                40.69N 89.68W
04/04/2023  M1.50 INCH       PEORIA             IL   AMATEUR RADIO



0703 PM     HAIL             TABLE GROVE             40.37N 90.42W
04/04/2023  M2.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   PUBLIC



0704 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERMONT                 40.29N 90.43W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWERLINES DOWN.

0705 PM     HAIL             VERMONT                 40.29N 90.43W
04/04/2023  M2.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   STORM CHASER

            MULTIPLE CHASERS HAVE BUSTED WINDSHIELDS DUE
            TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR VERMONT.

0707 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TABLE GROVE             40.37N 90.42W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN; POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0707 PM     TORNADO          TABLE GROVE             40.37N 90.42W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   BROADCAST MEDIA



0714 PM     TORNADO          1 NE IPAVA              40.36N 90.31W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   PUBLIC



0718 PM     TORNADO          1 NW DUNCAN MILLS       40.35N 90.21W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER



0724 PM     TORNADO          1 N LEWISTOWN           40.41N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   AMATEUR RADIO



0725 PM     TORNADO          LEWISTOWN               40.40N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

0725 PM     TORNADO          LEWISTOWN               40.40N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS MANGLED FARM
            EQUIPMENT IN THE ROAD.

0725 PM     TORNADO          1 N LEWISTOWN           40.41N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE BUILDINGS DAMAGED, WITH DEBRIS IN
            THE ROAD NORTH OF LEWISTOWN.

0725 PM     TORNADO          1 N LEWISTOWN           40.41N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR



0727 PM     TORNADO          1 N LEWISTOWN           40.41N 90.16W
04/04/2023                   FULTON             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED LARGE CONE JUST NORTH OF
            LEWISTOWN, WITH A SECOND TORNADO FURTHER
            EAST.

0741 PM     HAIL             1 SW BANNER             40.50N 89.92W
04/04/2023  M1.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

Environment

The Forecast

SPC Day 6 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 5 Probabilistic Outlook	SPC Day 3 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 2 Probabilistic Outlook
SPC Day 1 Categorical Outlook	SPC Day 1 Tornado Outlook	SPC Day 1 Hail Outlook	SPC Day 1 Wind Outlook

12z Sounding	20z Sounding	00z Sounding	WPC's Surface Analysis

Warning Lead Time

Summaries from other NWS Offices

• Davenport, IA Office
• Chicago, IL Office