A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes were reported with the storms.

Hail in JERSEY, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 09:55:00 to 08-MAR-09 09:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSEDALE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Tornado in JERSEY, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 09:57:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSEDALE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down about a quarter of a mile north of Rosedale.  The roof of a machine shed was lifted off and tossed 50 to 75 yards to the north northeast.  The tornado then skipped along and north of Fieldon Rosedale Road.  There was mainly large limb and isolated tree damage along this path.  One area of large tree damage was located southwest of the intersection of Fieldon Rosedale Road and Otter Creek Road.  A water pump house was nearly destroyed at this location before the tornado lifted and dissipated.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 11:05:00 to 08-MAR-09 11:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ASHLEY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof and siding damage to several homes.  Also, several power poles and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:58:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAUCOUP
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm winds snapped off numerous power poles at the base from Beaucoup to half a mile east of Beaucoup.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALHOUN, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 09:52:00 to 08-MAR-09 09:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: BATCHTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Newspaper

Thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn and a small shed.  Also, a fuel tank was blown off of its stand and came to rest a few yards away.  Another machine shed nearby sustained minor roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:30:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENOS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Numerous power poles were blown down along Bates Road and Lampie Road.

Hail in JERSEY, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 09:59:00 to 08-MAR-09 09:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: FIELDON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tornado in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 11:01:00 to 08-MAR-09 11:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAUCOUP
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado touched down about 3.5 miles south southwest of Beaucoup and travelled to the northeast.  It blew down several trees and snapped numerous tree limbs along its path before lifting and dissipating about 3 miles south of Beaucoup.

Tornado in GREENE, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:10:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATHENSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down on County Road 51, about three quarters of a mile west southwest of the intersection of Roodhouse Road and 2000E.  A large machine shed was totally destroyed at this location.  The tornado travelled northeast damaging a number of large trees between CR 51 and 2000E.  The tornado crossed 2000E and damaged a large number of trees east of 2000E.  The damage width at this location was two tenths of a mile.  Further to the northeast, the tornado damaged a church at the intersection of Roodhouse Road and County Road 2075E.  The entire church was displaced about 10 feet.  A machine shed south of the church was destroyed with debris extending to the north towards the church.  Many trees were damaged in this area.  The tornado crossed Roodhouse Road and travelled just south of a farmstead on CR 2100E.  There was minor shingle damage to the home, one machine shed was damaged.  A second farm sustained damage on CR 2600N, about a quarter of a mile west of Illinois Route 267.  At this location, one barn and three machine sheds sustained severe damage while parts of the roof and sides of the farm house were uplifted and displaced to the east.  The damage path width was a tenth of a mile at this location.  Debris from these structures were tossed over 120 yards to the east.  The tornado crossed Illinois Route 267 and travelled over an open field then crossed CR 298 where tree damage occurred.  The tornado severely damaged a large section of mature pine trees just south of CR 304 and CR 2700N in an open field before it lifted and dissipated.

Tornado in JERSEY, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 09:56:00 to 08-MAR-09 09:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSEDALE
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down along the eastern shore of the Illinois River in the Hadley Landing Public Access Area.  Two cabins sustained minor roof and siding damage while a third cabin sustained severe damage.  A fourth cabin was totally destroyed.  Numerous large trees were also severed or snapped off near the base of the trunk just east of the cabin.  Debris from the destroyed cabin extended over 300 yards to the east northeast.  The damage over this area was rated low end EF2.  The tornado travelled northeastward and caused additional tree damage in the flood plain.  The tornado approached the intersection of Illinois Route 100 and Coon Creek Road.  A farmstead at this location sustained varying degrees of damage.  One machine shed sustained roof and side damage while a small garage was totally destroyed.  The farm home sustained minor roof damage before the tornado lifted and dissipated.

Hail in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 11:05:00 to 08-MAR-09 11:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ASHLEY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in RANDOLPH, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:25:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRAIRIE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down just southwest of Prairie.  As it travelled to the east northeast it damaged 3 homes on Richfield Road. Two of the homes sustained minor roof damage and the other had a portion of its roof removed. The tornado lifted and dissipated just northeast of Prairie.

Tornado in RANDOLPH, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:33:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: BALDWIN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down 2 miles east northeast of Baldwin and travelled to the northeast.  It removed the roof from a cinder block outbuilding and tossed it across Doza Creek Road.  Also, several trees and branches were snapped along its path.  It lifted and dissipated 4 miles west southwest of Tilden.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:56:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: CORDES
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down 2.5 miles west southwest of the entrance to the Washington County Conservation Area on Illinois Route 127 and travelled to the northeast.  It snapped off numerous trees and branches before lifting and dissipating four tenths of a mile north of the conservation area entrance.

Tornado in RANDOLPH, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:27:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRIGGS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down one mile south of Grigg and travelled to the northeast.  It destroyed 2 mobile homes and snapped numerous trees along its path.  The tornado then caused major damage to the second floor of the two-story Kaskaskia River Hotel before lifting and dissipating one mile west of Baldwin.  One of the mobile homes was occupied.  The man sustained minor injuries from the tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:35:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: STANDARD CITY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage from four miles west of Standard City to about a mile north of Standard City to about 5 miles northeast of Standard City.  West of Standard City several outbuildings and grains bins were destroyed and several power poles were snapped off along Standard City Road.  North of Standard City, three empty rail cars were blown off the train tracks.  Further to the north and east, several small outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and power lines blown down.  At the intersection of Boston Chapel Road and Waggoner Road, the thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto the road.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:46:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC KINLEY
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down 5.5 miles west southwest of Oakdale and travelled to the northeast.  A house on County Highway 29 sustained moderate damage with 4 windows blown out, a wall was buckled in, and siding and shingles were blown off.  At this location it also overturned and destroyed a camper and the back end of a machine shed was torn off.  Further down the road, a silo and two sheds were blown down.  The falling silo hit two cows, killing one of them.  The tornado then snapped off 2 large double-poled wooden high tension towers at the base.  Also, it destroyed several pole sheds with the debris scattered hundreds of yards and snapped off numerous trees.  On another farmstead, a brand new garage was destroyed and the home sustained minimal roof and siding damage before the tornado lifted and dissipated about a mile west of Oakdale.

Tornado in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:30:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENOS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down about 3.5 miles west of Carlinville.  It destroyed a lumber shed, caused minor damage to a nearby home and two grain bins sustained serious damage.  Also, a small shed and outbuilding were destroyed.  The tornado travelled to the northeast causing tree damage and knocked over two more grain bins.  The tornado finally lifted and dissipated near Route 4 about 1.5 miles north of Carlinville.

Hail in RANDOLPH, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:20:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: RED BUD
Magnitude: 1.50 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One person sustained minor cuts when the large hail shattered a window in their home.

Hail in ST. CLAIR, ILLINOIS
From 08-MAR-09 10:40:00 to 08-MAR-09 10:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARISSA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio