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1982 Marion tornado outbreak

Natural disaster in southern Illinois, United States in 1982

Summary

Natural disaster in southern Illinois, United States in 1982

Field	Value
name	Marion, Illinois tornado outbreak
caption	The F4 Marion tornado crossing Interstate 57 near Illinois Route 13
duration	May 29, 1982

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120207193749/https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/divisions/forecast/mag/tornadodamage.html | archive-date = February 7, 2012 | access-date = September 12, 2021 The Marion tornado outbreak was a small, severe tornado outbreak that affected southern portions of the Midwestern United States on May 29, 1982.

Tornadoes touched down in the states of Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana, with Marion, Illinois, being the hardest hit. Ten fatalities occurred there after the town took a direct hit from an F4 tornado.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015213717/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=1982_Track | archive-date = October 15, 2012 | access-date = September 12, 2021

Meteorological synopsis

Radar loop of the storm that produced the Marion, Illinois, tornado.

On the 12:00 UTC surface chart, a cold front was draped from Minnesota southwest across Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and into Texas. A triple point was found just south of Des Moines, Iowa, with a warm front positioned east across northern Illinois and Indiana. Morning dew points ranged from 65 F at Saint Louis, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky, to 72 F at Memphis, Tennessee. 70 or dew points were found in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Springfield and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. An outflow boundary was draped over Central Illinois and Missouri from overnight convection that was decaying as it tracked east across the two states.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025073440/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=1982_Weather | archive-date = October 25, 2012 | access-date=September 12, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090530003102/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary3.php | archive-date = May 30, 2009 | access-date = September 12, 2021 By mid-afternoon, temperatures at Carbondale, Illinois, and Marion had risen to the middle and upper 80s°F with dew points near 70 F. At 1:03 p.m., a tornado watch was issued for the region. Later in the afternoon the National Weather Service in Saint Louis, Missouri, issued several severe weather warnings for Williamson County and surrounding counties. At 2:58 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Jackson County and Williamson County. At 3:00 p.m, a tornado was observed near Carterville, Illinois, prompting a tornado warning at 3:19 p.m.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025080746/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=1982_20years | archive-date = October 25, 2012 | access-date = September 12, 2021

Confirmed tornadoes

Satellite photo of the clouds that produced the storm.

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Path length	Max width	Summary
cat1}}	F1	SE of Columbia	Boone	MO	03:00	0.06 mi	20 yd	title=Storm Data: May 1982 Volume 24 No. 5	url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-02F72373-7DF7-4A5A-8E07-ECC2EB20D2E6.pdf	website=National Centers for Environmental Information	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	access-date=20 April 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420033531/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-02F72373-7DF7-4A5A-8E07-ECC2EB20D2E6.pdf	archive-date=20 April 2022 }}
cat1}}	F1	Caesarscreek Township	Greene	OH	12:30	0.25 mi	50 yd	title=Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado	url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10096825	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	work=National Climatic Data Center	accessdate=April 20, 2022}}
cat3}}	F3	N of Percy to WNW of Conant	Randolph, Perry	IL	13:05–13:20	10 mi	200 yd	title=Illinois Event Report: F3 Tornado	url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10005663	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	work=National Climatic Data Center	accessdate=April 20, 2022}}
cat4}}	F4	NW of Carterville to E of Marion	Williamson	IL	14:05–14:32	17 mi	400 yd	10 deaths – See section on this tornado – 181 people were injured.
storm}}	F0	SE of Harrisburg	Saline	IL	15:26	unknown	unknown	title=Illinois Event Report: F0 Tornado	url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10005667	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	work=National Climatic Data Center	accessdate=April 20, 2022}}
storm}}	F0	NE of Carrier Mills	Saline	IL	15:46	unknown	unknown	title=Illinois Event Report: F0 Tornado	url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10005668	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	work=National Climatic Data Center	accessdate=April 20, 2022}}
cat1}}	F1	Princeton	Gibson	IN	16:10	unknown	unknown	title=Indiana Event Report: F1 Tornado	url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10017962	publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	work=National Climatic Data Center	accessdate=April 20, 2022}}

Marion, Illinois

The Marion tornado touched down near Carterville, at 3:00 p.m. resulting in damage to a subdivision near John A. Logan College. It then tracked into downtown Carterville then tracked southeast into Crainville, Illinois, after which it caused moderate damage to the area surrounding Williamson County Regional Airport.{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090628000233/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/story/Top-5-Most-Severe-Tornadoes/cRIPpinaJkOi7mdLUUcFtw.cspx | archive-date = June 28, 2009 | access-date = September 12, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001911/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~32040 | archive-date = May 20, 2011 | access-date = September 12, 2021

References

"Storm Data: May 1982 Volume 24 No. 5". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Missouri Event Report: F1 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Ohio Event Report: F1 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Illinois Event Report: F3 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Illinois Event Report: F3 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(1993). "Significant tornadoes, 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events". Environmental Films.
"Illinois Event Report: F4 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Illinois Event Report: F0 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Illinois Event Report: F0 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Indiana Event Report: F1 Tornado". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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