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 Tornado near Champaign on May 1. Photo by Paul Hadfield.
Four tornadoes touched down across east central Illinois on May 1.  This tornado was photographed southwest of Champaign by Paul Hadfield.
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2012 Weather Summaries:  
Mar 2 -- Large Hail Southeast of I-55
Mar 4 -- Snowfall
Mild 2011-12 Winter
March 2012 - Record Warmth
May 1 -- East Central Illinois Tornadoes
Illinois Weather Trivia
5/23/1878
A tornado in northeast Illinois, which peaked at F4 intensity, touched down 6 miles east northeast of Elgin, and moved to near Barrington. Newspaper reports indicated the tornado lifted for brief periods of time. A farm house was carried 150 feet high before shattering, killing the two occupants.
5/23/1943
Record flooding was in progress along the Illinois River. Peoria reported a crest of 28.8 feet on this date, marking its highest crest on record. Downstream, record crests occurred at Havana on the 25th, at 27.2 feet, and at Beardstown on the 26th, at 29.7 feet.
For more weather history, visit our Illinois Weather Trivia page!

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