Wednesday, June 10, 2009

St. Louis Area Tornado Rated EF-2;

Around 5:30 PM Monday evening, a tornado touched down southeast of St. Louis in the community of Shiloh, IL in St. Clair County. The tornado first touched down in the Eagles Landing Subdivision near the intersection of Green Mount Rd and Lebanon Avenue. The tornado then continued on a southeastward track and nearly produced a continuous damage path of 12.8 miles. The tornado lifted as it approached the Kaskaskia river. The most heavily damaged structure was within the community of Mascoutah near the intersection of Illinois 4 and Jefferson Road.

Image from National Weather Service-St. Louis Survey Report

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