Imagine if this happened in the same places.
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| Date of tornado outbreak: | November 20-28, 2020 |
| Duration1: | 8 days |
| Maximum rated tornado2: | EF4 tornado |
| Tornadoes caused: | 212 |
| Damages: | $1 billion |
| Fatalities: | 5 |
| Areas affected: | Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana |
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1Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5
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212 | 103 | 82 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Major Tornadoes[]
Quincy, Illinois[]
Damage in Quincy.
At 5 AM on November 24, A skinny cone tornado touched down. It passed south of Palmyra, Missouri. The tornado rapidly strengthened into a wide, stovepipe tornado. The tornado hit the industrial community of South River. The tornado passed across the Mississippi River into the Quincy City Limits.
The tornado intensified into a wedge tornado at EF4 intensity. About 45 homes, killing 3 people. It hit a stadium, and the roof collapsed in it. Nobody was in it. The tornado then destroyed a strip mall, where 4 people were injured and rushed to a hospital. A Subway restaurant was destroyed and a hotel was severely damaged. The tornado completely destroyed an area of many apartments and injured 12 people when they were rushing to the basement. The tornado exited Quincy and crossed US Route 24. The tornado rapidly weakened and lifted NNE of Mendon.
Newburg-Doolittle, Missouri[]
At 12 PM on Thanksgiving Day, A skinny rope tornado touched down 2 miles SSW of Newburg. The tornado intensified into an EF3 in 3 minutes. The tornado was moving at speeds of 30 mph. The tornado moved into Newburg and destroyed 95% of Newburg. The tornado moved into Doolittle and 1 person was killed. An outbuilding was destroyed and vehicles were overturned. A total of 75 homes were damaged or destroyed.
A home destroyed in Doolittle by the tornado.
The tornado crossed I-44 and destroyed 25 more homes in Northern Doolittle. The tornado lifted NNE of Doolittle.
Tornadoes[]
November 20[]
| EF# | Location | County | State | Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF2 | NW of Humeston | Wayne, Lucas | IA | A farmhouse was destroyed and two homes were damaged. |
| EF1 | S of Indianola | Warren | IA | Several trees were downed. A home suffered roof damage. |
| EF0 | Boone | Boone | IA | Brief tornado tore shingles off a home. |
| EF3 | S of Lesterville to S of Ironton | Reynolds, Iron | MO | A high-end EF3 tornado destroyed a home SE of Lesterville. |
| EF0 | E of Cross Timbers | Hickory | MO | Brief tornado that damaged a home and downed trees. |
| EF1 | West Des Moines | Polk | IA | A tornado damaged 15 homes. A roof on a home collapsed. |
| EF3 | S of Newhall | Benton | IA | Doppler radar indicated wind speeds of 145 mph in the tornado. The tornado stayed over a rural area. |
| EF2 | NW of Kalona to Rochester | Washington, Johnson, Muscatine, Cedar | IA | A long tracked tornado touched down near Kalona and moved NE into Johnson County. The tornado hit Hills and destroyed a general store. The tornado moved quickly into Muscatine County and destroyed a home. The tornado moved out and dissipated near Rochester in Cedar County. |
| EF0 | West Chester | Washington | IA | Brief touchdown. |
| EF0 | Auxvasse | Callaway | MO | Brief touchdown. |
| EF0 | S of Dixon | Pulaski | MO | Brief touchdown. |
| EF1 | Ware | Union | IL | A shed was destroyed. Several trees were downed. A farm was damaged badly too. |
| EF2 | N of Otterville | Jersey | IL | A roof off of a home was picked of and thrown 1/4 of a mile away. |
| EF0 | St. Louis | St. Louis | MO | Brief touchdown. |
| EF1 | Mexico | Audrian | MO | An outbuilding was destroyed. |
November 21[]
| EF# | Location | County | State | Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF3 | W of Plymouth to
N of Tennessee |
Hancock,
McDonough |
IL | 1 death - A large tornado touched down near Plymouth and moved NNE. The tornado crossed the county line into McDonough County. The tornado hit the town of Tennessee killing 1 person. The tornado dissipated N of Tennessee. |
| EF0 | E of Vandalia | Audrian | MO | No info. at the moment. |
| EF1 | NW of Washington | Tazewell | IL | A small cone tornado damaged a home and downed several power lines and trees. |
| EF1 | Norwood | Peoria | IL | About 40 homes were damaged or destroyed in Norwood. |
| EF0 | W of Narita | Logan | IL | Brief touchdown in a field. |
| EF4 | S of Opdyke to Sims | Jefferson, Wayne | IL | Several homes were swept away. |
| EF2 | Paris | Edgar | IL | 20 homes were damaged. A home was completely destroyed. 2 people were injured. |
| EF1 | N of Lafayette | Tippecanoe | IN | A rope tornado damaged several homes and downed several trees. |
| EF0 | E of Ivesdale | Champaign | IL | Brief touchdown. |
| EF0 | Harrisburg | Saline | IL | Brief touchdown. |
| EF3 | Dana | Vermillion | IN | A large tornado hit Western Dana, injuring 7 people. |
| EF1 | SW of Effner to E of Kentland | Iroquois (IL), Newton (IN) | IL, IN | An outbuilding was destroyed in Effner. |
| EF2 | S of Illinois City | Rock Island | IL | Winds of 130 mph were indicated on Doppler radar. |
| EF1 | Mercer | Mercer | MO | A small tornado caused damage to homes in Mercer. |
| EF0 | E of Mint Hill | Osage | MO | Brief tornado downed trees and power lines. |
| EF0 | Linn Creek | Camden | MO | Brief touchdown. |
| EF1 | Mexico | Audrian | MO | A tornado touched down in Mexico, injuring 1 person and damaging homes. |
| EF1 | N of Montezuma to Conroy | Poweshiek, Iowa | IA | A long tracked tornado hit Conroy and dissipated. |
| EF0 | Toledo | Tama | IA | A brief tornado damaged several homes in Northern Toledo. |
| EF0 | Iowa City | Johnson | IA | Brief touchdown. |
| EF1 | Mapleton | Monona | IA | Two vehicles were overturned. |
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