![]() After crossing extreme northwestern McLean County, the storm moved into Daviess County where five members of one family were killed east of Delaware. At Sebree trees were blown onto a railroad track, causing a train wreck and 3 fatalities. The tornado increased to F4 strength between Blackford and Dixon in western Webster County where dozens of farms were leveled and several people killed. The tornado continued to the northeast, killing at least 6 people in Crittenden County including five people in one home in Sheridan. A fatality occurred at the first farm the tornado hit after crossing the river west of Burna. The tornado crossed the Ohio River, striking Metropolis, Illinois, and then crossed the river again as it entered Livingston County. ![]() McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Webster, McLean, Daviess Clinton was particularly hard hit, where 55 homes were destroyed. This tornado touched down northeast of New Madrid, Missouri and moved northeast along the Mississippi River, crossing the river three times. Seven people in one family were killed near Rich Hill Knob. Homes were swept away in the Rich Hill Knob and Mount Olive areas. Scroll down through the tornadoes listed on this page, or click on a date in the following table to go directly to that entry. After 1950 data are taken from official National Weather Service sources with supplementation from Grazulis' work. Information from before 1950 is taken from Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes Update 1992-1995, both by Thomas P Grazulis.
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