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Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated May 1995 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm Washington County 1.5 SW Addieville to 2 S Hoyleton 18 1228CST- 1252CST 18 200 0 0 130K 0 Tornado (F1) A tornado touched down west-southwest of Addieville damaging several homes on the southern part of town. Several roofs were partially torn off or damaged by falling trees. It crossed Interstate 64 knocking down several trees and shearing highway signs off. As the vortex crossed Highway 127, an 80-foot radio tower was destroyed and two large utility buildings were heavil y damaged. As it continued to move east-northeast it damaged homesand buildings on two area farms reaching its maximum width at this point. Before lifting south of Hoyleton, the tornado damaged more farm buildings, a grain silo, and numerous large trees. Clinton County Hoffman 18 1235CST 0 Minor structural damage was reported to some homes. 0 3.4K 0 Thunderstorm Winds Randolph County Evansville 18 1240CST Golf ball-size hail was reported. 0 0 0 0 Hail (1.75) Perry County Du Quoin 18 1246CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (1.50) Du Quoin 18 1246CST 0 0 1.2K 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G61) The county sheriff reported large hail and numerous trees and power lines down. Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. Jefferson County Waltonville was in the area. 18 A brief 1250CST tornado touch .3 down 40 reported 0 Waltonville 0 0 0 Tornado (F0) Marion County Centralia 18 1250CST 0 0 4.1K 0 Thunderstorm Winds 1S Odin 18 1253CST 0 0 3.5K 0 Thunderstorm Winds 3S Salem 18 1255CST 0 0 15.6K 0 Thunderstorm Winds Numerous trees were snapped off and roofs damaged south of Odin while a mobile home south of Salem was completel y destroyed. Several stores in Centralia also had broken windows and trees were blown down damaging parked cars. Fayette County Farina mph knocked down several the 18 Wind 1304CST gusts to 60 0 trees in 0 area. .2K 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Jefferson County 2 S Mt.Vernon 18 1307CST 0 0 2K A mobile home was damaged along Interstate 64 south of Mt.Vernon. 0 Thunderstorm Winds Fayette County Farina 18 1315CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (0.75) Clinton County St.Rose 27 1620CST 0 0 24.6K 0 Thunderstorm Winds Numerous barns in and around St. Rose sustained damage and grain bins were toppled over. Power lines were also knocked down with power outages in Trenton and New Baden. Marion County Sandoval ILLINOIS, Southwestern 27 Cont'd 1652CST 0 0 .2K 0 Thunderstorm Winds Large trees were blown down along Highway 51. Greene County to Scott County White Hall to Manchester 27 1715CST- 1735CST 8 120 0 0 14.5K 0 Tornado (F1) The Illinois State Police and storm spotters followed a tornado from the White Hall area to near Manchester. The tornado lifted off the ground at times but did damage several farm buildings and trees as it traveled nearly parallel to Highway 267. Montgomery County Hillsboro 27 1717CST 0 0 10.4K 0 Thunderstorm Winds Trees and power lines were blown down. A house also sustained heavy structural damage to the roof. ILZ049-058-095>102 09 1800CST- 0 0 15M 12M River Flood West Central and 31 2359CST Southwest Illinois Serious flooding returned to the Mississippi River Valley in May, two short years after the record flood of 1993. The Flood of 1995 brought back a lot of rainfall memories from 1993 but damage was substantially less due to aggresive buyouts. While the flood did cause a great deal of hardship and disruption to the economy and daily lives, it was estimated that people, homes, and business affected by the flood in 1995 were 50%less than in 1993. This was primarily due to the federally sponsored buyout programs which moved many people out of the floodplains. May 1995 was the wettest May on record in the St. Louis area. Several days of heavy rain from May 16-18 brought as much as 15 inches of rain to local areas just east of St. Louis. The spring (March, April, May) was the fifth wettest on record. On the Mississippi River down to Grafton, Illinois, crest stages were three to seven feet above flood stage, 6 to 11 feet below 1993 levels. In the area of the Mississippi where the Illinois and the Missouri Rivers join, crest stages were 11 to 14 feet above flood stage and seven to eight feet below 1993 records. From Chester, Illinois downstream through Caruthersville, crest stages were 9 to 17 feet above flood stage and up to five feet below the 1993 records. A new record was recorded at Thebes, Illinois at 45.57 feet. The previous record was 45.50 feet during 1993. The 1993 flood had a much higher flow than this year but due to the broken levees in the Thebes area, the water was not contained in the proper river channel and therefore did not reach the high stage that was recorded this year. At the end of May, the river points had crested and the rivers were beginning a slow fall. Additional lighter rainfall slowed the fall and prolonged the event for several more weeks. One of the major differences between the floods of 1993 and 1995 was the length of occurrence. The Flood of 1993 covered 48
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated May 1995 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm two events, a spring flood, and then the major summer flooding which continued into September. While many rivers were still above flood stage at the end of May, they were falling fairly significantly and were not expected to remain above flood stage through June. Another difference was the lack of levees that remained along the rivers. Many agricultural levees destroyed by the Flood of 1993 were not rebuilt. What was left, was quickly overtopped or washed away in 1995. Similar to 1993, many roads and bridges were closed, creating transportation problems. The Mississippi River was closed to barge traffic, bringing that industry to a standstill. An estimated 1,000 barges had to be parked in the Mississippi River as the river was closed to traffic from St.Louis south to Cairo, IL. A fairly new industry, riverboat gambling, also suffered. Boats were made inaccessible by the flooding, causing a loss of up to $20 thousand per day in tax revenue for some cities. It was estimated that at least $2.8 million in casino tax revenue was lost to the state. FLOOD STAGE REPORT Flood Above Flood Stage Crest River and Station Stage From To Stage Date KASKASKIA RIVER Vandalia 18 5/ 9 /12 22.8 5/11 5/17 /21 27.2 5/18 Carlyle 423.5 5/21 -- 425.2 5/28 ILLINOIS RIVER Hardin 25 5/ 1 -- 36.7 5/29 Counties on the Illinois side of the Mississippi also suffered, but losses were less, again due to the aggressive buyout program after the 1993 flood. Calhoun, Madison, St.Clair, Monroe, and Randolph Counties all saw some degree of flooding. Much of the flood damage in Madison and St.Clair counties was due to a flash flood event on the 17th and 18th. In East St. Louis on the 18th, at least 600 families had to be evacuated due to flash flooding. While the Mississippi River flooding primarily affected agricultural lands and abandoned communities, the Illinois Rive r approached record levels and caused considerable problems. Flooding affected Scott, Pike, Greene, Calhoun, and Jersey counties. In Calhoun County, the cities of Hardin and Kampsville had flooding. Highway 100 in Jersey County was closed in some locations due to the flooding. Damage estimates from Illinois counties had not yet been compiled as of this report. ILLINOIS, Northwest Rock Island County East Moline 09 1535CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (0.75) Hancock County Carthage 09 1535CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (1.50) Henry County Green Rock 09 1550CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (0.80) ILLINOIS, Northwest Cont'd Green Rock 09 1552CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (0.75) Bureau County Sheffield 09 1625CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (1.75) Wyanet 09 1625CSTto Princeton 09 1701CST 11 75 0 0 200K 0 Tornado (F0) The damage produced by this tornado was mainly restricted to out buildings. Some homes received minor damage. Rock Island County Whiteside County 5 S Rapids City 09 1626CSTto 5 E Erie 09 1640CST 25 200 0 0 200K 0 Tornado (F3) Port Byron, Hillsdale, and Cordova were the hardest hit communities from this tornado. The Gerald Smeltzly farm sustained $50.000 of damage and the Jimmy Franks farm received $30.000 of damage. Most out buildings received heavy damage while both homes received moderate damage. A tree branch was blown through the bedroom wall of the Smeltzly home protruding into the home at least a foot. Henry County 1 N Geneseo 09 1700CST Short 75 0 0 20K 0 Tornado (F0) A small tornado briefly touched down near the Ebenezer Church north of Geneseo at about 1800 CDT. Gordon Sammons ' mobile home was blown over on its side against a utility pole which apparently prevented it from continuing its role. As Mr. Sammons crawled up and out of his home he looked skyward and saw the funnel dipping down from the clouds. Jo Daviess County Stockton 09 1700CST 0 0 ? 0 Thunderstorm Winds Whiteside County Carroll County 1 NE Albany 09 1701CSTto 4 SE Mt. Carroll 09 1803CST 50 500 0 0 2M 0 Tornado (F3) The heaviest damage was in the Twin Oaks area which is five miles east of Fulton. Four homes were destroyed and six homes had major damage. Thirty-six farm buildings were damaged or destroyed on the 15 or 16 farm sites that were hit. Fields and ditches along U.S. 30 looked like a battle zone with twisted metal sticking from the ground. Gary Engelkens survived the tornado inside his mobile home. "I saw it coming, and I thought this was it," he said. He hid under a day-bed when the walls started flying and the bed started shaking. He leaped into the bathroom and then realized there was no roof anymore. "My ears popped and the pressure went up and then pandemonium," he said. The Gary Dykstra farm site, east of Fulton, had nearly all farm buildings destroyed. Gary and his wife were halfway down the basement steps when the tornado hit. The clock stopped at 1825 CDT. Mrs. Dykstra said it got blacker than coal before the tornado struck. Mr. Dykstra said thirty years of work was wiped out and he will not go back into the cattle business. The Jeff Holeginger home on Fenton Road near Fulton was also hit hard . Holesinger saw the tornado moments before it reached his home. Mr. Holeginger said it sounded like a great big freight train going right over the top. The whole house was picked up and dropped down again. Frank George, who farms at the Twin Oaks curve south of Route 30, was in his barn feeding the hogs when the tornado threw the barn across the road. He was not injured. 49
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