Town by Town Storm Damage Report in Southern Illinois
A compiled report lists widespread damage across several towns in Southern Illinois from a severe storm. Tornado, microburst, wind, and hail events caused property damage, downed trees, and power outages with fatalities near Vienna and heavy damage in Cobden, Carrier Mills, and Creal Springs, among others. Local officials and spotters note funnel cloud sightings and up to 60 mph winds in multiple towns.
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Benton
Buckner
West City
Christopher
Royalton
Thompsonville
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Pinckneyville
Scheller
Swanwick
Tamaroa
Winkle
Carterville
Colp
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs
Energy
Herrin
Johnston City
Marion
Pittsburg
Linda Krutsinger
Osamu Tsukimori
Cypress Cleans Up After Outbreak of Tornado Damage
Cypress Illinois residents faced extensive damage after an early Sunday tornado, with Cypress Elementary School heavily damaged and two mobile homes destroyed. Officials estimate a 60 mph storm, now reduced to an F-2 or F-4 in earlier reports, and power loss lasting about 48 hours. Volunteers from 10 departments aided cleanup while Red Cross prepared a relief shelter. No injuries in Cypress. injuries recorded elsewhere in the county.
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Johnson County
Cypress
Illinois
Dongola
Central Hill Road
Reevesville
Roy West
Glynn Nichols
Nichols
Virginia Kerley
Dennis Holland
Holland
West
Ameren Cips
Red Cross
Ilinois
East St. Louis
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Vienna
Hardin
Pope
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Golconda
Pope County
Lesser
Storms Cause Widespread Damage in Southern Illinois
Personal and property damage rose across multiple communities in Southern Illinois after Sunday's storms, with extensive impact reported and ongoing assessors surveying affected areas.
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Illinois
Cypress resident helps save neighbors from deadly tornado
Cypress Fire Chief Glynn Nichols watched the storm from his porch and, despite knee surgery, helped warn residents with Debra Ming. Their actions directed about 10 to 20 people to Curpess Elementary School as a tornado approached, doors were breached, and the building’s basement offered safety with no injuries reported.
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Cypress
Glynn Nichols
Johnson County
Nichols
Debra Ming
Ming
Roy West
Man survives tornado ride in Cypress mobile home
Jerrett Merideth, 20, was hurled roughly 100 feet from his trailer when a Cypress tornado struck early Sunday. He awoke in a neighbor’s yard with a sore back but unharmed aside from scrapes, while his 7‑month‑old dog Jesse remained safe in a kennel. His mother, distraught by phone lines down, reached him after the storm and expressed relief at his recovery.
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Cypress
Jerrett Merideth
Merideth
Sheila
Vienna
Metropolis
Sheila Merideth
Justin
Jesse
Missouri
Severe storms unleash tornadoes across river valleys
Tornadoes and high winds struck the Tennessee and Ohio valleys, killing at least three including a 12 year old boy catapulted from his bed. In Wisconsin up to 20 inches of snow fell with power outages affecting over 40,000. A four mile tornado path near Marble Hill Missouri injured 16 and damaged vehicles while another tornadic line hit Rutherford and Cannon counties in Tennessee injuring at least 18 and damaging more than 60 homes.
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Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Marble Hill
Middle Tennessee
Rutherford
Cannon
Murfreesboro
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