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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EFU |
| -- Length | 0.14 Miles |
| -- Width | 10 Yards |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | ILX |
| Report Source | Law Enforcement |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2023-01-03 17:05 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 3NNW OSBERNVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 39.7852/-89.196 |
| End Date | 2023-01-03 17:06 CST-6 |
| End Location | 3NNW OSBERNVILLE |
| End Lat/Lon | 39.7866/-89.1942 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An area of low pressure tracking northeastward across Iowa pushed a cold front into central Illinois during the afternoon of January 3rd. The arimass ahead of the front became moderately unstable thanks to surface temperatures climbing into the lower to middle 60s and dewpoints hovering near 60 degrees. Given the instability and increasing amounts of deep-layer wind shear in association with a strong upper low approaching from the west, scattered supercell thunderstorms developed along the front during the afternoon. The storms were primarily focused in a corridor from Springfield and Taylorville northeastward to near Champaign. A total of 8 short-lived weak tornadoes touched down within this corridor, with the strongest tornadoes producing EF-1 damage near Maroa and in the Decatur area. |
| Event Narrative | Law enforcement reported a brief tornado touchdown in an open field about 3 miles east-northeast of Mt, Auburn at 5:05 PM CST. No damage occurred. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LANESVILLE | SANGAMON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 15:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LATHAM | LOGAN CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PAWNEE | SANGAMON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAROA | MACON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 16:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAROA | MACON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OSBERNVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 17:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PARNELL | DE WITT CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 17:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FARMER CITY | DE WITT CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 17:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (BMI)BLOOMNGTN/NORMA | MCLEAN CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 17:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TROSTER | MCLEAN CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 17:38 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DECATUR | MACON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SANGAMON | MACON CO. | IL | 01/03/2023 | 18:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
