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The tornado moved out of Perry County (MO-WFO Paducah's forecast area) across the Mississippi River into far southern Randolph County (IL) south of Rockwood. The tornado caused damage to trees and snapped 7 power poles on IL Route 3. It continued to move to the northeast, causing extensive tree damage along Gun Club Road. The damage was rated EF2. The tornado continued northeast into Jackson County (IL) which is serviced by National Weather Service Paducah. This segment of the tornado (Randolph County) was rated EF2 with a path length of 2.94 miles and a max path width of 700 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported in Randolph County. The entire tornado was rated EF4. It's path length was 50 miles with a max path width of 1056 yards (0.6 of a mile). One death and 12 injuries were reported with this tornado.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles on the east side of Chester. Also, several trees were blown down along Illinois Route 3 between Chester and Rockwood.
Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage as well as power lines in western Randolph county. Some buildings sustained minor shingle damage.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Rockwood, Illinois
| City | Rockwood |
| County | Randolph |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 62280 |
Power has been out almost an hour now- since 3:30am in Trent.
Power went off at 11:20 am in Trent
Power went off at 5:30
Power out around 6:00am c pap woke me