Tornado (EF4) — Washington, Illinois
November 17, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado touchdown on Interstate 64, about 4.4 miles southwest of New Minden, blowing a tractor trailer off the interstate and causing minor injuries to the driver. The tornado then began moving northeast towards New Minden. The worst damage was about 2 miles west southwest of New Minden, where a small farm sustained a direct hit. The outbuildings and barns sustained varying degrees of damage, but the homestead was totally destroyed with only the foundation remaining. The damage at the homestead was rated EF4, and two fatalities occurred at this location. Also, a large full size van was rolled over. Less than a quarter of a mile east of the house, a single wide mobile home was destroyed. There were 4 people at this location, three of them sought shelter in the creek bed just east o
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.