Power Outage in Litchfield, IL

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and several power lines across Montgomery County, especially in Litchfield, Hillsboro, Butler, Irving, Witt and Nokomis.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town as well as numerous large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town as well as numerous large tree limbs.

Widespread wind damage occurred across the southern portions of Montgomery County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Litchfield, Hillsboro and Coffeen. In Litchfield, a large tree branch landed on a house causing moderate roof damage.

Widespread wind damage occurred across the southern portions of Montgomery County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Litchfield, Hillsboro and Coffeen. In Litchfield, a large tree branch landed on a house causing moderate roof damage.

Thunderstorm winds snapped two power poles about 3 miles north of Chapman. Also, several power lines were knocked down.

The tornado initially touched down just to the west of Interstate 55, along E 1st Road. Power poles were snapped in this location. The tornado continued to the northeast, doing some damage to farm buildings along N 17th Avenue. The tornado continued northeast towards Illinois Route 108 where several trees were snapped. The worst damage was along Illinois Route 48 just west of Raymond, IL where a family residence sustained major roof damage and damage to the garage. The tornado then lifted somewhere near N 23rd Avenue to the northwest of Raymond, IL. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 8.02 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported with this tornado.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few power lines around town.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines on the east side of town.

Despite photographic evidence of a large tornado northwest of Litchfield, only minor damage to power poles and one barn was observed. The tornado crossed the Macoupin/Montgomery county line into Montgomery County about four tenths of a mile south of North 18th Avenue. The tornado caused some minor tree damage on Barnett Trail. It continued to the northeast causing moderate roof damage to a barn on the south side of Illinois Route 108, just west of intersection with Pipeline Road before lifting and dissipating. Most of the area where the tornado occurred was bare farm fields which did not have any damage indicators. The path length of the tornado in Montgomery County was 1.87 miles with a max path width of 50 yards. The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF0. Overall, the entire tornado path length was 3.98 miles with a max path width of 50 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF0.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in town which knocked down some power lines.

A line of thunderstorms moved through the area. In Raymond, a gutter was torn off of a house and numerous large tree limbs were blown down. In Litchfield, several large trees were blown down as well as several power lines.

A tornado touched down about five miles north of Litchfield, Illinois, where it snapped off a dozen power poles on East 2nd Road near intersection with North 17th Avenue. As it travelled to the east along North 17th Avenue it destroyed several outbuildings, sheds and silos and caused minor to moderate damage to couple of homes just west of Interstate 55. The tornado then crossed I-55 knocking down several power lines onto the highway, causing the interstate to be shut down for about 4 hours until they could be removed. Just east of I-55, the tornado caused extensive damage to a two story log home. A section of the roof was removed and the north and south outer walls were removed as well. Further to the east several farmsteads had minor to moderate damage to homes, barns and other outbuildings. Most of the homes and outbuildings sustained damage rated EF1. One home on Rugby Trail near intersection with North 17th Avenue, approximately three quarters of a mile southeast of Honey Bend, sustained extensive damage with the entire west facing roof was removed. A large outbuilding was also completely destroyed at this farmstead. The damage was rated EF2, with peak winds of 120 mph. The tornado then continued to the east causing minor damage to a home on Shady Lane, then lifted and dissipated near the northern end of Lake Lou Yaeger. The maximum path width of the tornado was 200 yards and the length of the tornado was 3.5 miles. No injuries were reported with this tornado.

The tornado began around 608 pm, one third of a mile northwest of the intersection of Studebaker Avenue and West Frontage Road, or around one and a quarter miles north of Farmersville. The tornado moved east snapping 3 power poles along the frontage road just to the west of Interstate 55. A grain bin originally located just to the west of I-55 was rolled across the interstate and deposited in a tree line a quarter mile to the east of the interstate. A number of trees were also snapped or uprooted in the vicinity of the grain bin. The tornado moved slightly south of due east damaging or destroying two machine sheds along County Road 400E. Debris was scattered well to the east and the tornado appeared to lift near County Road 600E. The maximum damage from this tornado was rated EF-2. The path length was around 3.2 miles with a maximum width of 150 yards.

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage on the north side of Litchfield. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A couple of homes in the area sustained minor roof damage.

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Nokomis due to the remnants of Hurricane Ike.

A line of severe storms moved through Montgomery county. Numerous large trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in the Litchfield and Hillsboro areas. One large tree landed on an unoccupied pickup truck causing extensive damage in Litchfield. A ham radio tower was blown down in Hillsboro.

Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees blown over, large limbs down, and a few power lines down. An electric transformer was also damaged which resulted in the high school and junior high school losing power.

Several power lines were blown down.

Several large tree limbs were blown down. A few of the limbs landed on power lines in Litchfield.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and power lines on Washboard Trail Road.

Storm spotters and local law enforcement reported a few trees and large tree limbs down in Litchfield. One tree fell on a car and large branches fell on power lines causing power outages.

The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down in Butler and Raymond.

Storm spotters reported trees and power lines down in Irving and Nokomis.

Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and dropped 1 inch hail across parts of Montgomery County. Trees, power lines and some power poles were reported down in Hillsboro, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, and Coffeen. One inch hail was reported by storm spotters in Irving. One house in Taylor Springs suffered major damage from a downed tree. The roof of a home in Coffeen was also damage by a large tree limb.

Storm spotters estimated wind gusts near 70 miles an hour near Litchfield. Some trees and power lines were down. Some trees and power lines were also reported down in the Nokomis area.

AWOS at Litchfield Municipal Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust. Some pine trees were snapped off and a pickup truck was damaged by debris southwest of Raymond on Cottonwood Lane. A large tree fell on power lines in Harvel causing a power outage. Large tree limbs and power lines were also reported down in Nokomis.

The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down in Hillsboro. A large tree in Taylor Springs fell on and damaged a house and car. A man in Hillsboro was treated for burns at a local hospital from a lightning strike.