The Mattoon Fire Department is responding early Wednesday evening to a field fire along the Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail, west of Interstate 57.
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois was one of the states affected by the Dec. 10 severe weather, with multiple tornadoes and resulting fatalities.
Tornadoes are not as common in winter as they are in the spring, but December is the fourth deadliest month in Illinois for the severe weather events, said Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the Illinois State Water Survey.
Severe thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon, evening, and night of Dec. 10, resulting in strong tornadoes in Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Storm Prediction Center listed 85 tornadoes nationwide from the Dec. 10 outbreak, including 12 in Illinois. Also, six deaths were reported in the state.
The Lincoln National Weather Service office reported that four EF-2 tornadoes affected parts of central and western Illinois on Dec. 10, including Cass, Menard, Shelby, Moultrie, and Coles counties. One injury was attributed to the Shelby County tornado, but there were no fatalities from this event.
In the St. Louis area, the NWS reported two tornadoes that affected the Illinois side. Among these tornadoes was an EF-3 (very strong) event around the Pontoon Beach and Edwardsville areas. The six fatalities occurred at an Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville, along with a yet unknown number of injuries. This event was the first with tornado-related deaths in Illinois since 2017.
Reports of winds that were not associated with tornadoes were recorded from the Dec. 10 severe weather event as well. As of Dec. 15, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center listed 43 wind reports spanning from Grundy and Kankakee counties in northern Illinois to Jackson County in southern Illinois. Among these are several reports of straight-line wind damage to homes, farm buildings, trees, and power lines. Multiple semis were blown over in central and western Illinois.
One confirmed wind gust in Tazewell County was 85 mph. A personal weather station also recorded an 80 mph gust just southeast of Decatur in Macon County.
Tornado frequency plots in Illinois from 1950 to 2020 showed 64 percent of tornadoes occurred between April and June. April is the deadliest month with 97 reported deaths, mostly due to the 58 deaths from the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. The second deadliest month was August, mostly due to the 29 deaths associated with the Aug. 28, 1990 Plainfield tornado.
December was the fourth deadliest month in Illinois despite having the fourth fewest tornadoes. Between 1950 and 2020, December tornadoes accounted for 3 percent of all tornadoes in Illinois, but 8 percent of all tornado-related fatalities.
Similarly, Illinois tornadoes that have occurred in winter comprised 7 percent of all events between 1950 and 2020, but over 16 percent of all tornado-related fatalities.
Remember these Charleston locations?
Bill's Bottle Shop
1979: The owner of bill's Bottle Shop isn't concerned about House Bill 21. The Liquor Commission has proposed extending bar hours from 1 to 2 a.m. and increasing the number of licenses from 25 to 32.
Filter Plant
1935: The new filtering plant in Charleston has been placed in operation. The plant, which has a daily capacity of two million gallons, consists of three filter beds, mixing and settling beds. A booster pump takes care of pressure in case of fires. The water comes from deep wells. The addition to the Charleston waterworks was financed through funds on hand and by a small bond issue.
Junk yard
1965: An auto graveyard near Charleston is nestled between rolling hills along scenic Illinois 16.
Junk yard
1965: Mayor-elect Wlater Reasor Jr. and Eastern Illinois University president have urged to move the junk yards west of Charleston city limits.
Krackers
1988: Teen night fills the floor at E.L. Krackers.
Rotary community pool
1974: The Charleston Rotary Community Pool is located on approximately five acres of land directly behind the Junior High School.
Waterworks
1948: Charleston's waterworks is being converted from diesel to electric power this week at a savings in costs of $500 a month, releasing 18,000 gallons of fuel oil a year for other uses. Oil tanks will be kept full to enable emergency use of the diesel engines which will remain in place although disconnected.
Charleston airview
1985: Airview of Charleston.
American Hardware Supply aerial view
1982: Aerial view shows extent of American Hardware Supply Co.'s new 240,000 square foot distribution center north of Charleston.
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