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Intermittent track moving ENE from 4 miles S of New Douglas in Madison County, passing along the N edge of  Greenville, and ending S of Mulberry Grove.  About 125 homes were damaged by tornado and downburst winds.

Formed near Highland in Madison County and moved ENE, passing 2 miles N of Pierron, near Pocahontas, and 2 miles NE of Greenville.  At Greenville, 100 homes were damaged and a few were destroyed.  Two women were killed in separate homes.

Tornado formed over St. Clair County and moved ENE through Clinton, Bond and Fayette counties.  The tornado caused most of it's damage and was at it's maximum intensity over St. Clair county.

Formed near Dudleyville and moved ENE to the N of Hookdale and E of Pleasant Mound before moving into Fayette County.   There were a total of 11 injuries with this tornado.

A tornado tracked E across open farmland south of Pocahontas. A storm chaser photographed the tornado which grew to a large wedge shape at its peak. However there was little evidence of damage, except for a few trees down in the area.

A damaging tornado formed in Madison County just east of New Douglas and moving east into Bond County. This tornado has an almost continuous damage path of nearly 6 miles and a maximum width of 150 yards. Four mobile homes in far northwest Bond County near the Gilmore community were destroyed with 4 people suffering minor injuries. Two farm houses sustained roof damage and 4 farm implement buildings were also destroyed. Numerous trees were also downed along the path.

A tornado left a path of damage for 9 miles across east Bond County. The damage first started 2.5 miles north northeast of Old Ripley where several large trees were damaged. The tornado traveled east alone County Road 1300 destroying one barn and 2 machine sheds. The tornado continued east snapping or uprooting large trees. It then crossed Governor Bond Lake, damaging at least 7 homes in the Springwood Estates subdivision on the east side of the lake. Large pieces from the side of one home and pieces of the roof of another were blown about 1/2 mile east. Several pieces of debris were impaled into the ground at 45 to 60 degree angles.

A second tornado formed about 100 yards southeast of the initial tornado in Bond County and traveled east for about 1.5 miles. The tornado traveled through a heavily wooded area destroying hundreds of large trees.

Six tornadoes struck at virtually the same time near Greenville, Illinois. Eye witnesses reported seeing at least 4 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. The tornadoes did not rotate around each other. They each had distinctive paths and moved rapidly east southeast. The bulk of the damage was to barns, grain bins, and other farm outbuildings and to trees and power lines. Over 35 structures were damaged by the tornadoes. The most significant damage caused by tornado 1 was to the Hillview Nursing Home which lost part of its roof. No one was injured as the staff had moved the residents to interior hallways. The residents has to be transferred to neighboring facilities due to the damage.

G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991.  A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT.
SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1959-2004: Storm Data. Vols. 1-46, Nos. 1-12, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC.
SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database