Under A Tornado Warning, Elkhart, Illinois
On January 3, 2023 I was out with my camera in Logan County when notification was received on my phone that a tornado warning had just been issued. The warning ended my shoot and I called my wife to let her know I was heading home. As I approached an overpass I noticed this scene with a very threatening sky to the east, but the fields in front of me were still brightly lit from the golden hour sunshine coming from the southwest. I pulled my SUV to the side of the road and got out to photograph the scene.
When all was said and done, there were eight confirmed tornados to the east and northeast of Springfield that afternoon landing in Sangamon, Logan, Macon, and McLean counties in central Illinois. Three were determined by the NWS to be EF-1, two were EF-0, and three were unknown. Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries and the most visible damage was to farm outbuildings.
Seen here in the distance is Viper Mine, now closed, with its coal conveyor parallel on the north side of 600th St. in Logan County.
Under A Tornado Warning, Elkhart, Illinois
On January 3, 2023 I was out with my camera in Logan County when notification was received on my phone that a tornado warning had just been issued. The warning ended my shoot and I called my wife to let her know I was heading home. As I approached an overpass I noticed this scene with a very threatening sky to the east, but the fields in front of me were still brightly lit from the golden hour sunshine coming from the southwest. I pulled my SUV to the side of the road and got out to photograph the scene.
When all was said and done, there were eight confirmed tornados to the east and northeast of Springfield that afternoon landing in Sangamon, Logan, Macon, and McLean counties in central Illinois. Three were determined by the NWS to be EF-1, two were EF-0, and three were unknown. Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries and the most visible damage was to farm outbuildings.
Seen here in the distance is Viper Mine, now closed, with its coal conveyor parallel on the north side of 600th St. in Logan County.