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Intermittent, low end tornado damage was found on a path from just north of Saint Jacob, IL eastward into the Highland, IL area. The tornado first touched down north of Saint Jacob, IL along Marine Road where it toppled several trees and partially tore the roof off a large metal shed. The tornado then likely lifted briefly, but then touched down again intermittently along Lake Road. The tornado did minor roof and siding damage to many homes along Lake Road, as well as topple several trees and snapped a power line. The worst of the damage, which was rated EF-1, was to a large metal shed that was destroyed and the roof was lofted into nearby trees and pushed hundreds of feet down the street. In addition, a 2x4 from this roof was driven straight into the roof of a nearby building. The tornado then likely lifted briefly, before touching down again and doing additional damage to large trees in a neighborhood along 15th and 16th Streets. The tornado then lifted and dissipated. Overall the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 5.29 miles and a max path width of 700 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported.
Another enhanced area of wind damage occurred along and south of Interstate 70 in Madison County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Granite City, Mitchell, Edwardsville, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, St. Jacob, and Highland. Two houses in Highland sustained minor guttering and siding damage.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines, tree limbs and signs througout town.
Thunderstorm winds blew over a machine shed about 2 miles south of Highland on Illinois Route 160. Some equipment that had been inside the shed were damaged. Also, another building on the same farm had about a third of its western wall blown out and a 14 foot sliding door on the shed was blown 500 feet off its rollers and over the top of another building. Several power lines and numerous tree limbs were blown down in the area.
Numerous large trees broken off half way up the trunks. Also, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
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Highland, Illinois
| City | Highland |
| County | Madison |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 62249 |
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