The National Weather Service found two tornado paths from a small severe thunderstorm that passed over Southern Fayette County early Wednesday night. Weather Service personnel were in the area Thursday to track the storm.
The first tornado developed just northeast of Carlyle Lake in rural Fayette County around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The tornado moved northeast continuing through rural Fayette County near Pope Township. The tornado lifted at around 6:38 p.m. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph making it an EF-0 tornado. The damage path was 5 miles long and 50 yards wide and consisted mainly uprooted trees, and broken tree limbs. Minor roof damage was also noted to a single-family home.
The second tornado developed about 2 miles southeast of Shobonier at 6:48 p.m. Wednesday night. The tornado moved northeast through rural Fayette County and dissipated at 6:59 p.m. about 2 miles west-southwest of Gatch Lake. Maximum winds were estimated at 114 mph making it an EF-2 tornado. The damage path was about 4.3 miles long and about 100 yards wide. Trees were uprooted, and tree trunks snapped. Several homes had roof, siding, and other damage. The most severe damage was about 2.2 miles east of Shobonier where a barn was destroyed.
The Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens reported damage to five homes, one where the back porch was thrown up on the roof of the home causing it to collapse. Another had a wall removed from a garage. Stevens reported number of outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed.
While some funnel clouds aloft were reported in extreme northern Marion County, the only touchdowns were in Fayette County. The area was under a tornado warning as the small but powerful storm moved through.
There were no injuries reported.
