National Weather Service confirms EF2 tornado in Greenville, Illinois

GREENVILLE, Ill. – The National Weather Service has confirmed at least one St. Louis-area tornado from Wednesday afternoon’s severe storms, with more official designations possible in the upcoming days.

NWS officials have confirmed that an EF2 tornado ripped through Greenville, Illinois.

This tornado originated near Pocahontas, Illinois and followed a path along Interstate 70, ending near Mulberry Grove, Illinois. Greenville was roughly the midpoint and where the tornado’s intensity appeared to peak.

One particular area near Millersburgh Road and Cottonwood Avenue experienced the tornado at speeds of up to 135 mph, according to data FOX 2 compiled from an NWS damage assessment tool.

NWS further reported that the tornado traveled 22.8 miles with a max width of 200 yards.

FOX 2 learned of various damages to homes and trees in Greenville, but no storm-related deaths were reported from the area on Wednesday. NWS reported one injury in Greenville, though other details on that were not disclosed.

Tornado-warned storms also impacted several communities in rural Missouri, including Potosi and Nevada.