UPDATE: 2:30 p.m.
The tornado that moved between St. Mary and Chester has been upgraded to an EF-2, due to come of the damage discovered in the St. Mary area.Â
Update: This tornado has now been upgraded to an EF-2, due to some of the damage discovered in the St. Mary, MO area. NOTE - this survey is still ongoing and the rating for this tornado may increase.
� NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
Fred Glass, senior meteorologist with gave us a preliminary estimate on the that hit Chester and here in St. Mary Sunday evening.
� Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel)
UPDATE: 12:50 p.m.
The tornado near Fredericktown has now been upgraded to an EF-3. The survey continues and updates will be issued if more intense damage is discovered.Â
Update: This tornado near Fredericktown, MO has now been upgraded to an EF-3. Here is some damage that was recently rated EF-3. The survey continues and updates will be issued if more intense damage is discovered.
� NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
UPDATE: 12:28 p.m.
The National Weather Service St. Louis says at least EF-1 damage was found north of Chester, IL.Â
The survey is still ongoing and the rating for the tornado may increase.Â
Storm survey update: We have found at least EF-1 damage north of the town of Chester, IL.
� NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
NOTE - this survey is still ongoing and the rating for this tornado may increase. To follow along as we rate damage - check out this website:
UPDATE: 11:22 a.m.
Video from Chester, IL of damage left behind by suspected tornado.Â
Damage left behind in St. Mary, Missouri from a suspected tornado.Â
UPDATE: 10:38 a.m.
The National Weather Service St. Louis found at least EF-2 damage near the town of Fredericktown, Missouri.Â
The survey is still ongoing and the rating for the tornado may increase.Â
Storm survey update: We have found at least EF-2 damage near the town of Fredericktown, MO.
� NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
NOTE - this survey is still ongoing and the rating for this tornado may increase. To follow along as we rate damage - check out this website:
ORIGINAL STORY
BREMEN, Il (WSIL) -- Multiple tornadoes touched down Sunday evening in southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois, leaving behind damage to building, trees, and causing thousands of power outages.
A tornado was reported near St. Mary, Missouri around 9 p.m. Sunday evening. That tornado uprooting trees and causing damage to several buildings in the community. A Tornado Emergency was then issued for Chester, Illinois. The tornado caused damage just north of town and continued east, where more damage was reported in the small village of Bremen.
Another tornado was reported near Fredricktown, Missouri. The likely tornado tracked on the north side of Fredricktown, reportedly causing significant damage to the Black River Electric Co-Op building.
The National Weather Service offices in St. Louis and Paducah will likely conduct storm surveys in the next few days to determine tornado tracks and the strength.
