Strong cold front moved through the region with plenty of lift, moisture and instability. Numerous severe storms developed and raced east across forecast area.  There were numerous reports of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. Also, because of a tight gradient with this system non-thunderstorm winds gusted in excess of 40 mph in a number of locations.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:04:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: ADDIEVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF4
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

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 of the mobile home while one went back to mobile home to retrieve something.  This person rode out the tornado in the bathtub, but was thrown about 50 feet into a field.  One of his ankles was broken.  He was treated and released from a local hospital.  The tornado then continued to race northeast, hitting the far north side of New Minden north of Illinois Route 177, and producing significant damage to St. Johns Lutheran Church and to several homes just northwest of the church.  Damage to two of the homes was rated EF3.  The tornado continued northeast, producing sporadic damage to just north of Hoyleton. A farm 2 miles west-northwest of Hoyleton sustained significant damage, as did a newly constructed home 2 miles north of Hoyleton.  Damage at these two locations were rated EF2.  The tornado then veered a bit northwest and dissipated.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 10.59 miles with a max path width of 200 yards. The tornado was rated EF4 with max wind speeds of at least 166 MPH.  There were two fatalities and 2 minor injuries.

Tornado in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:30:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOMAC
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Despite photographic evidence of a large tornado northwest of Litchfield, only minor damage to power poles and one barn was observed.  The tornado initially touched down in Macoupin County on Litchfield Road about 1.3 miles west of the Macoupin/Montgomery county line.  It travelled to the northeast only causing minor tree damage rated EF0 in Macoupin County.  It then crossed the Macoupin/Montgomery county line about four tenths of a mile south of North 18th Avenue.  Most of the area where the tornado occurred was bare farm fields which did not have any damage indicators.  The path length of the tornado in Macoupin County was 2.11 miles with a max path width of 20 yards.  The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF0.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 3.98 miles with a max path width of 50 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF0.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:13:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALDA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

As the EF4 tornado dissipated, another tornado formed one mile to the east on Sycamore Road just west of intersection with Peach Tree Road.  At this location, a barn had several of its walls collapsed on the south side of Sycamore Road.  The tornado then travelled to the northeast.  It crossed Peach Tree Road and destroyed a barn about four tenths of a mile north of Sycamore Road.  It continued to the northeast causing sporadic tree damage.  The most widespread damage occurred near the Flying M Ranch Golf Course, about 3 miles southwest of the city limits of Centralia, Illinois.  In this area the tornado lifted some panels off of a barn roof on Kuhn Road and caused significant roof damage to a house on County Highway 18 just south of Klub House Lane.  The damage to the house was rated EF1.  Just northeast of the house, the golf course club house sustained considerable roof damage and several windows were blown out.  The tornado continued to the northeast crossing from Washington County into far southeastern Clinton County, about a third of a mile west of Wilkin Road.  The path length of the tornado in Washington County was 3.58 miles with a max path width of 100 yards.  The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF1 with max wind speeds of 95 to 100 MPH.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 4.76 miles with a max path width of 100 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF1.

Tornado in CLINTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:47:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: JAMESTOWN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down on Jamestown Road about seven tenths of a mile south of the intersection with Low Bridge Road and moved east northeast about four tenths of a mile before dissipating.  It destroyed a garage, removed shingles from a house, destroyed a pole barn and snapped a number of large trees.  This tornado was photographed by numerous people.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 0.37 miles with a max path width of 50 yards. The tornado was rated EF1 with max wind speed of 100 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:03:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIRDEN
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 10:58:00 to 17-NOV-13 10:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: MEDORA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in RANDOLPH, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:45:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: EVANSVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Hail in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:55:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: VENEDY
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MACOUPIN, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:12:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: GILLESPIE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:53:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: WITT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:59:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: OKAWVILLE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in CLINTON, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:16:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAMAC
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado continued to the northeast crossing from Washington County into far southeastern Clinton County, about a third of a mile west of Wilkin Road.  It travelled to the northeast causing only tree damage before lifting and dissipating only three quarters of a mile west of a large mobile home park in Wamac.  The path length of the tornado in Clinton County was 1.18 miles with a max path width of 20 yards.  The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF0.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 4.76 miles with a max path width of 100 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF1.

Tornado in MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 11:33:00 to 17-NOV-13 11:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARNETT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Despite photographic evidence of a large tornado northwest of Litchfield, only minor damage to power poles and one barn was observed.  The tornado crossed the Macoupin/Montgomery county line into Montgomery County about four tenths of a mile south of North 18th Avenue.  The tornado caused some minor tree damage on Barnett Trail.  It continued to the northeast causing moderate roof damage to a barn on the south side of Illinois Route 108, just west of intersection with Pipeline Road before lifting and dissipating.  Most of the area where the tornado occurred was bare farm fields which did not have any damage indicators.  The path length of the tornado in Montgomery County was 1.87 miles with a max path width of 50 yards.  The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF0.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 3.98 miles with a max path width of 50 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF0.

Tornado in FAYETTE, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:22:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: AVENA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A strong tornado developed between U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 70 about 1.4 miles east of Brownstown on County Road 1750E.  The tornado destroyed a barn, depositing the debris downstream into the adjacent open field.  The tornado continued northeast across U.S. Highway 40 damaging a few outbuildings and silos on a farmstead.  The tornado strengthened and grew in size as it moved just to the west of St. Elmo.  Here it caused significant damage to three homes and severe damage/complete destruction to numerous outbuildings.  Two of the houses were moved from their foundations. This damage was rated EF-2.  The tornado continued northeast toward the St. Elmo Golf Club, causing significant damage to trees and destroying a garage and two outbuildings at a residence located on St. Elmo Country Club Road.  The tornado continued northeast crossing Illinois Route 128 into Effingham County (WFO ILX���s county warning area).  The path length of the tornado in Fayette County was 8.5 miles with a max path width of 200 yards.  The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF2 with max wind speeds of 120 MPH.  Overall, the entire tornado path length was 11.4 miles with a max path width of 200 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF2.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:25:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOKOMIS
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds caused moderate damage to several homes in Nokomis.  Also, several homes sustained minor siding damage.

Hail in MARION, ILLINOIS
From 17-NOV-13 12:30:00 to 17-NOV-13 12:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: SALEM
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter