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Homes were unroofed and twisted, and barns were destroyed near Vandalia.

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.

Tornado reported by pilot.

As a small tornado touched down, it damaged a church.  A car, a mobile home, a church, and several homes were destroyed or badly damaged.

Moved ENE out of Bond County and passed 3 miles S of Vandalia before striking Brownstown.  More than 175 homes were damaged.  Multiple vortices were seen.  The heaviest damage occurred in Brownstown, where 25 homes were destroyed and 144 were damaged.

A small tornado formed just west of Loogootee and moved east through the southern part of town. The roofs of two relatively new mobile homes were completely uplifted and tossed several hundred yards downwind. A resident stated that several 6 x 6's anchored in cement were snapped off or pulled up. The nearby homes also experienced minor roof damage and broken windows. A large 20-foot grain bin was tossed several hundred yards downwind. Before the tornado lifted, several farm houses and barns east of town were heavily damaged.

A small tornado traveled through parts of Fayette and Marion counties, creating an 11 mile damage path ranging from 50 to 80 yards in width. The tornado reached F1 intensity 3 times along the path. One home and barn were destroyed in extreme southeast Fayette County in the early stages of the tornado, a barn and several sheds were destroyed just north of Patoka in Marion County, and another barn and sheds were destroyed when the tornado crossed into Fayette County again southeast of Shobonier.

A small tornado traveled through parts of Fayette and Marion counties, creating an 11 mile damage path ranging from 50 to 80 yards in width. The tornado reached F1 intensity 3 times along the path. One home and barn were destroyed in extreme southeast Fayette County in the early stages of the tornado, a barn and several sheds were destroyed just north of Patoka in Marion County, and another barn and sheds were destroyed when the tornado crossed into Fayette County again southeast of Shobonier.

A small tornado caused damage at a farm northeast of Farina. The roof was ripped off a large machine shed, a grain bin destroyed, trees uprooted and large limbs broken off others. A house suffered minor damage to the siding and a broken window.

A tornado produced a 10 mile intermittent damage path across Fayette County in the St. Elmo area. The tornado first formed southeast of Brownstown damaging 2 large machine sheds. The tornado crossed Route 170 knocking over a tractor-trailer. About 2 miles southwest of St. Elmo it destroyed several green houses. About 1 mile southwest of St. Elmo a large warehouse was destroyed. Several large steel beams supporting the warehouse were severely twisted. Also in this area, a 300 foot radio tower was destroyed, a mobile home and 3 homes were destroyed. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast of St. Elmo damaging a few outbuildings and downing trees.

A small tornado formed in Fayette County south of Vandalia. One mobile home was destroyed, a boat dock at a pond destroyed and several trees downed. Power lines were also downed.

A small tornado hit northwest of Vandalia. A couple of machine sheds were damaged and one two-story home suffered roof damage. Several trees were downed along the path as well.

A small tornado formed just east of Vandalia. Several power poles and trees were downed by the tornado. There were no structures in the path.

An off duty NWS employee reported a brief tornado on the east side of Carlyle Lake.

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