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Storm reports for November 17, 2013

NOAA recorded 62 hail reports, 442 wind reports and 76 tornado reports in 16 states on November 17, 2013.

in 16 states
580
Storm reports
About 35 miles from Peoria, IL
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 36 miles from Milwaukee, WI
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 9 miles from Peoria, IL
76
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on November 17, 2013 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

At 10:59 a.m. CST on November 17, 2013, a tornado touched down southeast of East Peoria, Illinois, and tracked northeast through East Peoria and Washington, reaching EF4 strength and a width of 1/4 to 1/2 mile in Washington.1 In Washington it destroyed 633 homes, 7 businesses and 7 apartment buildings and did major damage to 280 more homes. In East Peoria, 20 homes were destroyed and 75 homes and 5 apartment buildings had major damage.1 The tornado killed three people and injured 121. NOAA's Storm Events Database puts damage at $800 million in Washington and $1.06 billion across central Illinois for the day.1

An EF3 tornado that touched down near Thomasboro at 12:45 p.m. was about 1/2 mile wide as it moved through the center of Gifford in Champaign County, destroying nearly 30 homes and doing major damage to more than 40. Its damage was estimated at $60 million.2 At about 2:20 p.m., an EF3 tornado with winds near 145 mph crossed the Ohio River into Brookport, Illinois. From Brookport east to the Pope County line, emergency officials counted 76 homes destroyed and 27 left uninhabitable, and three people were killed.3 An EF4 tornado near New Minden in Washington County, Illinois, killed two people shortly after noon.4 Hail up to 4 inches across fell near Covel in McLean County at noon, and 2.75-inch hail fell in Normal.5,6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 483775, tornado, Tazewell County, Illinois
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 483893, tornado, Champaign County, Illinois
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 480989, tornado, Massac County, Illinois
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 482450, tornado, Washington County, Illinois
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 483572, hail, McLean County, Illinois
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 483571, hail, McLean County, Illinois

Reports by hour

Hail62, most at 11 AM

Wind442, most at 3 PM

Tornado76, most at 1 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
10:52 AMEF2About 12 miles from Peoria, IL2.26 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:59 AMEF4About 9 miles from Peoria, IL46.36 mi long, 880 yd wide
11:30 AMEF0About 50 miles from St. Louis, MO3.98 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:43 AMEF0About 39 miles from Peoria, IL2.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:47 AMEF1About 40 miles from St. Louis, MO0.37 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:04 PMEF4About 45 miles from St. Louis, MO10.59 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:13 PMEF1About 55 miles from St. Louis, MO4.76 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:15 PMEF1Near 39.40, -89.08, IL2.52 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:22 PMEF2About 52 miles from Chicago, IL12.02 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:22 PMEF2Near 39.00, -88.93, IL11.4 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:25 PMEF1Near 38.85, -88.09, IL3.53 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:26 PMEF0Near 37.61, -89.66, MO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 76 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
12:30 PMEF1Near 39.75, -88.60, IL10.54 mi long, 440 yd wide
12:42 PMEF2About 32 miles from Chicago, IL5.21 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:44 PMEF3Near 39.84, -88.33, IL18.74 mi long, 440 yd wide
12:45 PMEF3Near 40.24, -88.17, IL29.83 mi long, 880 yd wide
12:46 PMEF1Near 39.83, -88.27, IL4.51 mi long, 440 yd wide
1:00 PMEF1About 38 miles from Chicago, IL0.16 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:03 PMEF2Near 39.94, -87.90, IL19.68 mi long, 440 yd wide
1:05 PMEF1Near 38.28, -88.76, IL0.15 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:07 PMEF3Near 37.02, -89.73, MO14.25 mi long, 600 yd wide
1:08 PMEF2Near 38.37, -88.53, IL9.48 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:19 PMEF0Near 40.52, -87.67, IL4.52 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:22 PMEF2Near 40.10, -87.53, IN5.94 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:27 PMEF1Near 40.76, -87.30, IN5.52 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:29 PMEF2About 46 miles from Evansville, IN7.86 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:32 PMEF2Near 40.12, -87.25, IN12.73 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:33 PMEF2About 45 miles from Evansville, IN4.14 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:40 PMEF2Near 40.56, -87.15, IN12 mi long, 1200 yd wide
1:44 PMEF2About 41 miles from Evansville, IN10.28 mi long, 225 yd wide
1:47 PMEF1About 51 miles from Indianapolis, IN1.78 mi long, 40 yd wide
1:47 PMEF1Near 40.50, -87.08, IN3.89 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:50 PMEF1Near 40.97, -87.12, IN10.24 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:51 PMEF0About 55 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:51 PMEF2Near 40.69, -86.88, IN4.15 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:51 PMEF2Near 40.69, -86.88, IN4.15 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:52 PMEF2About 56 miles from Indianapolis, IN3.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:52 PMEF2Near 40.56, -87.08, IN9.23 mi long, 900 yd wide
1:54 PMEF3About 54 miles from Indianapolis, IN37.91 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:55 PMEF0About 23 miles from Grand Rapids, MI36.74 mi long, 95 yd wide
1:56 PMEF1About 50 miles from Indianapolis, IN2.87 mi long, 35 yd wide
1:56 PMEF2About 38 miles from Evansville, IN8.81 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:03 PMEF1About 53 miles from South Bend, IN13.18 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:05 PMEF3Near 37.10, -88.88, KY42.5 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:07 PMEF1Near 40.82, -86.59, IN0.81 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:13 PMEF2About 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN25.44 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:20 PMEF0About 51 miles from Grand Rapids, MI0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:20 PMEF0Near 40.73, -86.39, IN1.13 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:20 PMEF2About 48 miles from Evansville, IN2.8 mi long, 125 yd wide
2:27 PMEF1About 20 miles from South Bend, IN0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:29 PMEF2About 47 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.48 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:30 PMEF1About 58 miles from Fort Wayne, IN2.87 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:36 PMEF2About 26 miles from Indianapolis, IN3.67 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:38 PMEF1About 38 miles from South Bend, IN1.05 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:41 PMEF3About 30 miles from Evansville, IN14.12 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:42 PMEF2About 52 miles from Fort Wayne, IN11.75 mi long, 700 yd wide
2:43 PMEF2About 39 miles from Fort Wayne, IN4.14 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:46 PMEF1About 24 miles from Indianapolis, IN3.62 mi long, 33 yd wide
2:54 PMEF1About 36 miles from South Bend, IN1.65 mi long, 275 yd wide
2:55 PMEF0About 50 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.04 mi long, 20 yd wide
2:57 PMEF1Near 38.87, -86.51, IN1.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:05 PMEF1About 31 miles from Indianapolis, IN1.9 mi long, 125 yd wide
3:18 PMEF1About 51 miles from Clarksville, TN3.16 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:27 PMEF0Near 44.87, -84.69, MI0.29 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:32 PMEF3About 41 miles from Clarksville, TN8.23 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:47 PMEF1About 37 miles from Fort Wayne, IN2.14 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:50 PMEF1About 41 miles from Clarksville, TN0.85 mi long, 80 yd wide
3:52 PMEF2About 40 miles from Fort Wayne, IN11.11 mi long, 440 yd wide
4:10 PMEF1About 48 miles from Clarksville, TN5.46 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:32 PMEF1About 33 miles from Toledo, OH1.04 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:35 PMEF2About 9 miles from Toledo, OH11.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:41 PMEF1About 28 miles from Toledo, OH1.32 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:00 PMEF1About 23 miles from Toledo, OH0.76 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:31 PMEF1About 29 miles from Nashville, TN0.97 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:42 PMEF0About 32 miles from Nashville, TN0.35 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:37 PMEF0About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL0.57 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Indiana13039631
Ohio12901236
Illinois119415424
Michigan585494
Pennsylvania490490
Kentucky222146
West Virginia200200
Iowa10550
Missouri9342
New York9090
Tennessee9063
Wisconsin7340
Maryland4040
New Jersey3030
Delaware1010
Virginia1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rockford, IL1.75 inNone0
Milwaukee, WI1.5 inNone0
Chicago, IL1.0 in81 mph0
Davenport, IA1.0 inNone0
Peoria, IL1.0 in70 mph2
Indianapolis, IN0.75 in75 mph0
Akron, OHNone58 mph0
Ann Arbor, MINone70 mph0
Canton, OHNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone69 mph0
Cincinnati, OHNone75 mph0
Clarksville, TNNone58 mph0
Columbus, OHNone68 mph0
Dayton, OHNone64 mph0
Detroit, MINone58 mph0
Flint, MINone62 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone75 mph0
Grand Rapids, MINone63 mph0
Hagerstown, MDNone60 mph0
Harrisburg, PANone58 mph0
Huntington, WVNone49 mph0
Kalamazoo, MINone75 mph0
Lansing, MINone61 mph0
Nashville, TNNone58 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone58 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
South Bend, INNone69 mph0
St. Louis, MONone70 mph0
Toledo, OHNone58 mph1
Youngstown, OHNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.