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It was May 16, 2025, when a devastating EF4 tornado hit the southern parts of Williamson County, Illinois. These powerful storms were showing up on radars causing the National Weather Service in Paducah Kentucky to put a 15% chance of severe weather on the day five outlook. When it kept getting closer to May 16 it eventually got moved up to a risk of 4/5 risk of severe weather on the day two outlook for Marion. On the outlook the day of the outbreak it was showing a 45% hatched chance of severe hail. When a spot on a outlook for hail is hatched that is a 10% chance of hail two inches and bigger are possible. Now when we look at the tornado possibility it was showing a 15% hatched for a tornado. A hatched region for a tornado is a 10% chance for a tornado that is an EF2 or higher could happen. Which this very day we sadly had a tornado reach way higher than an EF2. The wind outlook was looking way worse than the others, it was showing a 45% hatched for severe hail. A hatched region for wind is a chance of winds reaching 60mph or stronger.
This tornado started just about 8 miles southeast of Carbondale Illinois. The first touchdown was on Little Grassy road. Here it started off as a weak EF0 only breaking large branches that ranged from one inch in diameter to three inches in diameter. The National Weather Service in Paducah estimated that the winds toped at eighty miles per hour at this point. At the beginning of this storm it started off at only about one-hundered yards wide. The tornado went on for three miles as a EF0 until it jumped up to a EF1. It jumped to an EF1 right over Township Highway 505. The damage indicator for both of these ratings were trees. When it jumped up it was estimated to have winds up to eighty eight miles an hour. It then traveled three quarter of a mile before it had its next damage report. This tornado made walls collapse on a small building or farm outbuildings(SBO). It topped at ninety miles an hour just north of Grassy Road.
It’s next victim to this tornado was a double wide just three tenths of a mile away from its last victim. According to the NWS it took off the entire roof off leaving most of the walls standing. They estimated winds around one-hundred and ten miles per hour. There wasn’t any more damage reports for another one and three quarters of a mile where it hit a prison staff house at the Federal Prison in Marion. Due to prison safety they wasn’t able to do up close surveys or take any pictures. Due to this they had to do their assessment via satellite imagery. When looking at satellite images after the storm it showed that most of the walls collapsed except small interior rooms. This was the first report as the strom upgraded to an EF3 tornado. With all of the surveying the NWS done they estimated that winds topped off at one-hundred and sixty-five miles per hour.
Then right when it was about to cross 1-57 there was major tree damage with trees being debarked with only stubs of the largest branches remaining. The next report was about a mile on and it was not accessible so they had to survey it via satellite imaging. According to the NWS all walls were collapsed on a one or a two family home. They estimated that the winds topped off at one hundred and sixty-five miles per hour. On the outside of the tornado there was trees that were snapped causing EF2 damage.
The next house to get hit was rated with a EF3 damage. According to the NWS most walls collapsed except small interior rooms. They estimated that there was winds about one-hundred and fifty miles an hour winds. It didn’t cause much damage for another .70 of a mile then it cause widespread EF2 damage. It damaged multiple houses and winds topping at one hundred and thirty miles an hour. This caused damage to peoples roofs and destroyed some small barns.
Then it strengthened up to a EF3 again. It topped out at winds of 130 at this time. It hit several homes around the Quarter Horse Road area. There was one house with all walls collapsed and several houses with large portions of the roof gone.
Then right after it strengthened to a EF3 it strengthened to a massive EF4 with winds topping out at one-hundred and ninety miles an hour. There was destruction of a well constructed house that was taken down to the slabs. Then it weakened back down to an EF3. One house was left with no walls and one house was completely shifted off of its foundation. Then there was a house where a large part of the roof was taken off and another house where all of the exterior walls collapsed.
Then it weakened down to an EF2 for about 3 miles while doing no major damage except snapping some trees. Then once it went by Route 166 it strengthen up to an EF3 again. While it got bigger it caused two houses for their walls to completely collapse while leaving another house with large portions of their roof gone. They estimated for winds to have topped out at one-hundred and sixty miles an hour. It then kept on going weakening to a EF2 and destroying a building. It was estimated to have winds of only one-hundred and twenty-five miles per hour. It kept on for about three miles until it finally died down.
The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky declared this as a high end EF4 with winds topping at one-hundred ninety miles per hour. There was no deaths with the tornado but there were seven non life threatening injuries. The tornado went on for 16.5 miles with it’s max width being 900 yards.
It was May 16, 2025, when a devastating EF4 tornado hit the southern parts of Williamson County, Illinois. These powerful storms were showing up on radars causing the National Weather Service in Paducah Kentucky to put a 15% chance of severe weather on the day five outlook. When it kept getting closer to May 16 it eventually got moved up to a risk of 4/5 risk of severe weather on the day two outlook for Marion. On the outlook the day of the outbreak it was showing a 45% hatched chance of severe hail. When a spot on a outlook for hail is hatched that is a 10% chance of hail two inches and bigger are possible. Now when we look at the tornado possibility it was showing a 15% hatched for a tornado. A hatched region for a tornado is a 10% chance for a tornado that is an EF2 or higher could happen. Which this very day we sadly had a tornado reach way higher than an EF2. The wind outlook was looking way worse than the others, it was showing a 45% hatched for severe hail. A hatched region for wind is a chance of winds reaching 60mph or stronger.
This tornado started just about 8 miles southeast of Carbondale Illinois. The first touchdown was on Little Grassy road. Here it started off as a weak EF0 only breaking large branches that ranged from one inch in diameter to three inches in diameter. The National Weather Service in Paducah estimated that the winds toped at eighty miles per hour at this point. At the beginning of this storm it started off at only about one-hundered yards wide. The tornado went on for three miles as a EF0 until it jumped up to a EF1. It jumped to an EF1 right over Township Highway 505. The damage indicator for both of these ratings were trees. When it jumped up it was estimated to have winds up to eighty eight miles an hour. It then traveled three quarter of a mile before it had its next damage report. This tornado made walls collapse on a small building or farm outbuildings(SBO). It topped at ninety miles an hour just north of Grassy Road.
It’s next victim to this tornado was a double wide just three tenths of a mile away from its last victim. According to the NWS it took off the entire roof off leaving most of the walls standing. They estimated winds around one-hundred and ten miles per hour. There wasn’t any more damage reports for another one and three quarters of a mile where it hit a prison staff house at the Federal Prison in Marion. Due to prison safety they wasn’t able to do up close surveys or take any pictures. Due to this they had to do their assessment via satellite imagery. When looking at satellite images after the storm it showed that most of the walls collapsed except small interior rooms. This was the first report as the strom upgraded to an EF3 tornado. With all of the surveying the NWS done they estimated that winds topped off at one-hundred and sixty-five miles per hour.
Then right when it was about to cross 1-57 there was major tree damage with trees being debarked with only stubs of the largest branches remaining. The next report was about a mile on and it was not accessible so they had to survey it via satellite imaging. According to the NWS all walls were collapsed on a one or a two family home. They estimated that the winds topped off at one hundred and sixty-five miles per hour. On the outside of the tornado there was trees that were snapped causing EF2 damage.
The next house to get hit was rated with a EF3 damage. According to the NWS most walls collapsed except small interior rooms. They estimated that there was winds about one-hundred and fifty miles an hour winds. It didn’t cause much damage for another .70 of a mile then it cause widespread EF2 damage. It damaged multiple houses and winds topping at one hundred and thirty miles an hour. This caused damage to peoples roofs and destroyed some small barns.
Then it strengthened up to a EF3 again. It topped out at winds of 130 at this time. It hit several homes around the Quarter Horse Road area. There was one house with all walls collapsed and several houses with large portions of the roof gone.
Then right after it strengthened to a EF3 it strengthened to a massive EF4 with winds topping out at one-hundred and ninety miles an hour. There was destruction of a well constructed house that was taken down to the slabs. Then it weakened back down to an EF3. One house was left with no walls and one house was completely shifted off of its foundation. Then there was a house where a large part of the roof was taken off and another house where all of the exterior walls collapsed.
Then it weakened down to an EF2 for about 3 miles while doing no major damage except snapping some trees. Then once it went by Route 166 it strengthen up to an EF3 again. While it got bigger it caused two houses for their walls to completely collapse while leaving another house with large portions of their roof gone. They estimated for winds to have topped out at one-hundred and sixty miles an hour. It then kept on going weakening to a EF2 and destroying a building. It was estimated to have winds of only one-hundred and twenty-five miles per hour. It kept on for about three miles until it finally died down.
The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky declared this as a high end EF4 with winds topping at one-hundred ninety miles per hour. There was no deaths with the tornado but there were seven non life threatening injuries. The tornado went on for 16.5 miles with it’s max width being 900 yards.
