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Tornado touched down in Monroe County and moved through Ralls and Marion Counties before moving into Adams County.   Tornado crossed the Mississippi River at "McDonald's Island", about 5 miles N of Hannibal.  A total of 14 people were killed and 40 people injured.

What was probably a family of tornadoes moved NE from 7 miles S of Quincy, passing 1 miles S of "Mound Station," now called Timewell.  Homes were "carried away".  One person died, as did 50 head of livestock.  A total of 6 people were injured.  Tornado dissipated in Brown County.

Tornado probably formed in Missouri.  Damaged or destroyed 11 homes in Lima, Keene, and Houston townships.  One person may have died.

Moved from 1.5 miles south of Burton to 1 mile north of  Adams (then called Newtown).    Destroyed barns and killed hundreds of chickens.

This tornado formed near Kellerville and moved ENE, ending to the NE of Peoria.  No deaths, injuries or damage are known of in Adams county.

Formed 3 miles south of Stilwell and moved NE into Hancock county, damaging or destroying five farms.  The farm houses were partially unroofed.  A board from one passed entirely through a home; in a west window and out an east window.

Formed near Hannibal, MO and moved northeast to west of Peoria.  Maximum intensity occurred in Knox County.

Formed near Monroe City, MO and crossed the river.  People were injured when a trailer was destroyed on the north side of Marblehead.

Tornado touchdown reported by the Quincy observer and the public.

The weather observer at Baldwin Field reported a tornado touched down in an open field.  No damage reported.

A pilot reported a small tornado touched down briefly in open country near Beverly.

Eyewitnesses reported a small tornado which caused damage on a couple of farms near the Quincy Airport. Several farm buildings were damaged as were some grain silos. A garage was nearly destroyed damaging the truck inside. Three window wells on a home were pulled from the ground and found about 150 feet away.

A small tornado formed just west of La Grange, Missouri and moved northeast into Illinois. In La Grange, some trees and power lines were downed, homes suffered minor roof damage and some windows were broken. In Illinois, some outbuildings were destroyed near Marcelline.

A small tornado formed near Ursa and moved northeast to near Lorraine. Damage was limited to a couple of outbuildings and some downed trees.

A damaging tornado struck the Quincy, first downing some trees about 400 pm to the SSW of town. The tornado weakened and moved northeast causing only minor tree damage. About 404 pm the tornado strengthened reaching F1 intensity about 1 mile south of Quincy near 24th St. and Payson Road. Two walls of the building housing the indoor pool of the Sheridan Swimming Club were blown away. The tornado had been spotted by lifeguards as it approached enabling all occupants to be moved to shelter areas. Only 1 minor injury occurred when a lifeguard was struck in the leg by flying glass. Numerous trees were downed in the area and a few storage sheds were destroyed. A nearby church suffered minor roof damage.

A tornado that formed just north of the Marion-Lewis County line in Missouri crossed did major damage in Lewis County before crossing the Mississippi River near Lock and Dam 20 just southwest of Meyer. The tornado moved east northeast along the barren floodplain causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado began to strengthen though, and severely damaged a home and garage along County Road 603 about 1 mile southwest of Lima. The tornado reached its maximum strength just southwest of Lima where it caused major damage. The tornado cut a 200-300 yard wide path of damage across the north side of Lima. About 40-50 structures were damaged by the tornado. Several barns and similar type buildings were destroyed as were 2 mobile homes. One frame house lost its entire roof with several others suffering major roof damage. There were only 4 injuries as everyone took shelter in basements or interior rooms.

The supercell storm that spawned tornadoes in Monroe and Marion Counties of Missouri spawned a third tornado in east-central Adams County, Illinois. The tornado first formed approximately 2 miles north northeast of Liberty, Illinois and traveled northeast into northwest Brown County Illinois. A number of barns, machine sheds and large trees were damaged or destroyed in the path of the tornado over east central Adams county. The width of the damage area varied from 75 to as much as 150 yards and was rated F0 intensity during the early part of the path and F1 over the final 4 miles in far eastern Adams County.   The storm then moved into Brown County, IL.

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SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database