Power Outage in Staunton, IL

A tornado touched down over the Country Classic Cars business northeast of Staunton, IL. Many videos surfaced showing a funnel develop and pass over Interstate 55. No damage could be seen west of the interstate, creating the initial damage to a carport at the business, and then cutting an approximately 50 yard path through the middle portion of the second storage shed on the property. The tornado proceeded east, depositing several pieces of sheet metal and wood onto Old Route 66 and fields to the east. Despite visible power flashed in videos, power lines looked untouched. Arching likely occurred when metal sheeting was thrown across the lines. A debris path could be seen strewn for several hundred feet to the northeast. A house, couple of farm buildings and trees were damaged on the south side of Tall Timber Road. Another structure to the north side of Tall Timber Road, at the end of Adden Road, was also damaged. Several pieces of debris could be seen in the field to the northeast of Adden Road and to the west of Two Mile Road. However, no damage was assessed past the field, where it is likely the tornado dissipated. Additional videos from Mt. Olive show a long rope funnel ascended above the town with no damage to the community. Overall the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.39 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. No injuries or deaths were reported with this tornado.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees around town as well as power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew off the decorative steel portion of a grocery store roof in Staunton. The main roof remained intact with just minor leaks into the store below. Also, several trees and power lines were blown down around town.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several tree limbs and power lines. Also, part of the roof of a barn was blown off.

Wind gusts estimated at 60 to 65 mph downed large tree limbs, a few power lines and blew roof shingles off homes. The garage at a new home under construction was blown apart. A few cars suffered minor damage from falling tree limbs.

Thunderstorm winds damaged 50 to 100 trees in town. Four to six homes sustained some kind of structural damage due to the fallen trees and tree limbs. Several power lines were blown down as well, leaving 60 to 80 houses without power for a time. No injuries were reported.

The Madison County tornado that started near Dorsey crossed the Macoupin County line about 6 miles west southwest of Staunton. The tornado damaged trees, downed a few power lines, and blew off roof shingles near Staunton and Mt. Olive.

Lightning struck a substation Monday evening causing substantial damage. Power was out for much of town through Tuesday until repairs could be finished.

The County Sheriff reported power lines down.