A cold front pushing across Iowa and Missouri interacted with a warm and moist environment to trigger a line of strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon of March 5th.  The storms advanced eastward into central Illinois during the evening, producing wind gusts of 50-60mph and sporadic damage.  An EF-0 tornado touched down northeast of Kilbourne in Mason County causing damage to farm irrigation systems, power poles, and a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:43:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SPI)SPRINGFIELD ARP
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:36:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: TREMONT
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:20:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEWITTSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

An anchored swing set was picked up and toppled.

Thunderstorm Wind in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:40:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: (SPI)SPRINGFIELD ARP
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:42:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMFIELD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Several small tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHELBY, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:55:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHELBYVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown onto a car traveling on a road.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:05:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUMBOLDT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power poles were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:15:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRGRANGE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Four large power poles were blown down near the intersection of 1800 North and 1500 East.

Thunderstorm Wind in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:09:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: CONOVER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A few trees were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:19:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIGGS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A power pole was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORGAN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:40:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRANKLIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A tree branch was blown onto a fence.

Thunderstorm Wind in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:30:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW BERLIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The fascia was damaged on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in KNOX, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 21:30:00 to 05-MAR-22 21:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: GALESBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Structural damage occurred to a downtown building and numerous tree branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:59:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:16:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: HINDSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind in MOULTRIE, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:53:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOVINGTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several power poles were snapped.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORGAN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:30:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOODSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A fence was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:28:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: BROCTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An anchored swing set was blown about 50ft.

Hail in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:18:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: TRIVOLI
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:25:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWMAN
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:50:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHANUTE AFB
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Power transformers were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:35:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: (DNV)VERMLION APT DA
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Tornado in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 22:11:00 to 05-MAR-22 22:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIGGS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down 4.4 miles northeast of Kilbourne at 10:11pm CST.  It tracked northeastward, knocking over 6 irrigation systems and damaging several trees before dissipating 1 mile east of Easton at 10:19pm CST.

Thunderstorm Wind in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:38:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: (DEC)DECATUR ARPT
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:30:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUME
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:45:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: OLIVET
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree was blown down and a 12 by 6-foot trailer was pushed approximately 100 feet.

Thunderstorm Wind in MOULTRIE, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:48:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUNN
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:15:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLORVILLE MUNI ARP
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS
From 06-MAR-22 00:17:00 to 06-MAR-22 00:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAMARGO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

An 80 by 40-foot machine shed was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in MOULTRIE, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 23:55:00 to 05-MAR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALLENVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees and power poles were blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, ILLINOIS
From 05-MAR-22 21:40:00 to 05-MAR-22 21:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEWISTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A pine tree was snapped.