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Developed over Ste Genevieve County, MO and moved E near Kaskaskia.  Homes were destroyed or unroofed at the edge of town.

Formed over Ste Genevieve County, MO and moved NE, passing 3 miles N of Chester before moving into Perry County.  Two people were injured in destroyed houses at Kaskaskia.   The tornado was heard for miles.

Formed over Ste. Genevieve County and moved NE and passed over the head of Turkey Island and into Illinois, where it destroyed a barn.

Tornado touched down 1 mile W of Sparta, causing 1 death.  Farm after farm was damaged from Sparta to Nashville in Washington County.  This event was almost certainly a family of 2 or 3 tornadoes.  A total of 2 were killed and 50 injured.

Tornado formed 10 miles WSW of Red Bud and moved ENE, passing across the NW part of the town.   About 80 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including 43 homes.  A mother and child were killed.  A total of 7 were injured by this tornado.

Tornado reported 4 miles S of Marissa.  Houses were overturned, a barn was destroyed and livestock animals were killed.  One house was unroofed and turned upside down at "Hill Prairie".  A mail carrier was injured, as was the man who ran to warn him.  A total of 3 injured occurred.  

Tornado formed 5 miles SW of Willisville and moved  NE into Perry County were extensive damage occurred in Willisville.  A total of 3 people were killed and 23 injured by the tornado.

Formed 2 miles SW of Sparta and moved NE through the S edge of town, finally dissipating near Egan.  Fourteen homes were damaged and a few were unroofed.

Tornado formed in Perry County, MO and crossed the Mississippi River, passing 4 miles E of Chester.  A man was killed when he was crushed by the edge of his home which shifted as he as trying to close the door of the storm cellar.  The tornado then moved into Willisville in Perry County, IL causing extensive damage.  A total of 25 people were injured.

Formed over Ste Genevieve County, MO and crossed the Mississippi River, passing SE of "Brickeys".  Only minor damage was reported in lllinois.

Tornado formed over Ste Genevieve County, MO and crossed the Mississippi River near Fort Gage.  Only minor damage was reported in Illinois, but extensive damage as well as 1 death and 4 injuries occurred in Missouri.

Formed 1 mile W of Red Bud and moved NE into Monroe County.  Barns and farm implements were torn apart on three farms.  One house was called "destroyed" and another was unroofed.

Formed 4 miles SE of Red Bud and moved NE, causing extensive damage in St. Clair and Washington Counties.  Twelve people were injured and property damage was >$65,000 along the tornado track.  

Formed 4 miles N of Chester and moved NE.  Buildings were destroyed on 7 farms, and included at least 1 barn.

Formed 1 mile N of Evansville and moved NE to 3 miles N of Preston.  The most damage was at an Evansville shoe factory, which was unroofed and torn apart.  The tornado also ripped garages from 2 homes and damaged other buildings.

Formed 4 miles N of Chester and followed an intermittent path to the ENE.  A home was destroyed early in the tornado's path.  Buildings were damaged or destroyed on 10 farms.  Tornado passed near Steeleville before moving into Perry County.

Tornado formed over Perry County, MO and moved NE to near "Altenburg" before moving into Perry County, MO near Willisville.  About 20 farm buildings were damaged or destroyed, and some barns were destroyed.  There was near F4 damage at a house in Altenburg, S of Chester.  Tornado then moved into Perry County, IL causing extensive damage at Willisville.

Tornado reported moving eastwE near Modoc.  Heavy damage to 3 residences plus other damage.

Tornado developed S of Red Bud and followed an intermittent path NNE into St. Clair County.

Small tornado moved NE near Sparta causing damage to an office building and a junk yard.

Tornado observed by a school bus driver near Baldwin damaged farm buildings.

Tornado caused damage at a country club in Sparta.

Tornado caused an intermittent path of damage starting near Chester.  Tornado lifted a roof off a school, damaged homes and farm buildings.

Tornado formed over Ste Genevieve County, MO and moved into Illinois at Cole's Mill and continued to the S of Chester.   Tornado reported again S of Percy and continue NE into Perry County.  Two mobile homes and several outbuildings were destroyed with damage to trees, roofs, and other buildings.  Woman and baby injured when picked up near Percy and carried about 400 feet.

A tornado entered the SW corner of Tilden and moved NE before dissipating in the center of town.  About 25 buildings (including 18 houses) were damaged or destroyed and dozens more sustained minor damage.  The United Presbyterian Church was twisted on its foundation.

A second tornado, occurring shortly after the Tilden tornado described above, first touched down 0.25 miles SW of Route 13 then moved NE into the south side of Clarmin.  The tornado caused localized but severe damage in a trailer park.  Five mobile homes were destroyed, some overturned.  (The death and injuries occurred in the trailer park).  One trailer was blown to the NE; another 50 yards away was blown to the S.  Also in the trailer park, an automobile was carried 20 feet and deposited upside down.

A tornado touched down 1 mile N of Ruma and moved NE before dissipating near Baldwin.  The damage path was intermittent but Illinois State Police troopers followed it and observed numerous trees blown down and a few farm buildings damaged.

The county sheriff reported a brief tornado touchdown in Steeleville with damage mainly confined to large trees.

Tornado touched down along Highway 4 where a barn and a shed sustained minor damage.  Several trees and branches were also downed.  The tornado then crossed Highway 13 and moved into Washington County about a mile W of Highway 153.  The tornado caused a total of $6,700 in property damage.

A mobile home was destroyed and several others were damaged shortly after a tornado touched down SE of Tilden.  The tornado tracked NE knocking down clusters of trees, but mainly was over open land.  It lifted just before entering Perry County 1.5 miles NE of Coutlerville.

A small tornado touched down in an apple orchard NW of Chester. Numerous trees were destroyed along with a couple of utility sheds.

A small tornado touched down south of Baldwin. Damage was limited to trees and power lines.

A small tornado touched down south of Tilden. Damage was limited to trees and power lines.

A small tornado touched down in the Bremen area. One home and barn suffered roof damage, otherwise damage was limited to trees and power lines.

A tornado initially touched down 0.5 mile southwest of Evansville, damaging 2 homes and a large utility building. Several large trees were uprooted and a church sustained minor roof damage. The tornado moved across the southern end of Evansville causing mainly tree damage. Two mobile homes suffered minor roof damage. The tornado continued northeast destroying a bowling alley on the east side of town. The tornado then crossed Shuline Road where it damaged 3 homes. One home lost its roof, another half its roof, and the third sustained only minor roof damage. The tornado dissipated about 1 mile NE of town over open farmland.

A small tornado formed at Percy along the north side of a bow echo that moved about 60 mph across SE  Randolph County.  The tornado initially downed large trees, one of which fell on and damaged a mobile home.  About 1 mile SE of Percy, the tornado moved through the Southwestern Lakes Country Club where it damaged several large trees.

A brief tornado hit a neighborhood on the south side of Chester. One home suffered roof damage while another had some siding stripped off. Several large pine trees were snapped at the base and a large oak tree was broken 15 feet from the base.

A small tornado caused damage over a half mile long track southeast of Red Bud. A home located just south of the intersection of Ritchfield and South Prairie Road sustained severe damage. Most of the roof was blown off and the west and south walls were severely damaged. A machine shed was destroyed and another moved off of its foundation. Several large trees in the area were snapped off near the ground.

A storm spotter reported a brief tornado in an open field near Walsh.

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