The National Weather Service said no injuries are reported from five tornadoes that touched down in McDonough, Knox, and Warren counties on Sunday night.
Two of the tornadoes were in McDonough County. The NWS rated both as EF-1 tornadoes with estimated winds of 100 mph.
One started near Blandinsville. It had a path length of seven miles and lasted for about seven minutes. It damaged trees and power poles. Its maximum width was 150 yards.
The other started near Sciota and had a path length of three miles. It destroyed a farm outbuilding, and damaged trees and power poles. Its maximum width was 100 yards.
Two other tornadoes started in Knox County. Both were rated as EF-1 storms with estimated wind speeds of 95 to 100 mph.
One touched down near Victoria, where it snapped four power poles. It was on the ground for 16 miles in Knox and Henry counties, lasting around 18 minutes before dissipating west of Kewanee. Its maximum width was 150 yards.
Another tornado started northeast of Altona, where it destroyed a hog farm building and tossed it into a nearby outbuilding. Its path lasted four miles, and it also caused damage in Henry County before dissipating near Bishop Hill. It lasted for about seven minutes. Its maximum width was 120 yards.
In Warren County, an EF-0 tornado had estimated peak winds of 70 mph. Its path length was four miles and it had a maximum width of 25 yards. The storm rolled a garage off its foundation in Swan Creek. The tornado lasted an estimated four minutes.
The NWS also said there was isolated notable straight-line wind damage just west of Burlington in Des Moines County and in Bowen in Hancock County.
The agency is still finalizing details from the storms.
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