Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Overview

A line of showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon of Friday, May 13, 2022 generally along and east of the Mississippi River in northwest Illinois. Some thunderstorms did become severe along that line, and produced all modes of severe weather including hail up to one inch, wind gusts to 60 MPH and two landspout tornados. One occurred near Good Hope IL, with the other just to the south of Monmouth IL. Some reports of flooding were also received, especially near Roseville IL.

Storms gradually weakened in strength through the evening, and dissipated just before midnight

Surface Analysis (Courtesy of the Weather prediction Center)

Tornadoes
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Storm Reports
Rainfall
Environment

Tornadoes

Monmouth, Illinois
Warren County

Date	05/13/2022
Time (Local)	5:08 PM - 5:10 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-U
Est. Peak Winds	Unknown
Path Length	Unknown
Max Width	Unknown
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary A LANDSPOUT TORNADO WAS RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

Track Map

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Monmouth, Illinois #2
Warren County

Date	05/13/2022
Time (Local)	5:20 PM - 5:22 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-U
Est. Peak Winds	Unknown
Path Length	Unknown
Max Width	Unknown
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary A BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

Track Map

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Good Hope, Illinois
McDonough County

Date	05/13/2022
Time (Local)	4:49 PM - 4:59 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-U
Est. Peak Winds	Unknown
Path Length	Unknown
Max Width	Unknown
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary A STORM CHASER OBSERVED A LANDSPOUT TORNADO NEARLY STATIONARY IN A FIELD. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

Track Map

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Radar

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Storm Reports

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1024 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0543 PM     HAIL             ERIE                    41.66N 90.08W
05/13/2022  U0.50 INCH       WHITESIDE          IL   PUBLIC           

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 

0508 PM     TORNADO          1 S MONMOUTH            40.90N 90.64W
05/13/2022                   WARREN             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LANDSPOUT. 

0509 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW MONMOUTH          40.89N 90.69W
05/13/2022                   WARREN             IL   PUBLIC           

            REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; 
            POWER POLES BROKEN. 

0520 PM     TORNADO          2 SSW MONMOUTH          40.89N 90.66W
05/13/2022                   WARREN             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            BRIEF TORNADO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

0520 PM     TSTM WND GST     SWAN CREEK              40.67N 90.66W
05/13/2022  E60 MPH          WARREN             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0535 PM     HAIL             1 SSW SWAN CREEK        40.65N 90.66W
05/13/2022  E1.00 INCH       WARREN             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0450 PM     TORNADO          2 N GOOD HOPE           40.58N 90.68W
05/13/2022                   MCDONOUGH          IL   STORM CHASER     

            LANDSPOUT NEARLY STATIONARY IN A FIELD. DUST 
            AT THE GROUND. 

0549 PM     HAIL             2 N GOOD HOPE           40.59N 90.67W
05/13/2022  E1.25 INCH       MCDONOUGH          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0511 PM     HAIL             ORION                   41.35N 90.37W
05/13/2022  M0.50 INCH       HENRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

Rainfall Reports (more updates Saturday)