EF3 Tornado Near Dix, Illinois, Kills Two and Injures Five With Winds of 140 mph
Multiple tornadoes struck southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana on the evening of June 21, 2026, including an EF3 tornado south of Dix in Jefferson County, Illinois, that killed two people and injured five. Damage surveys by the National Weather Service office in Paducah documented the day's tornado tracks; the office issued a total of 30 tornado warnings during the event.
According to the survey, the Dix tornado touched down at 5:02 p.m. local time about two miles south-southeast of Dix, reached peak winds of 140 miles per hour over a 13.8-mile track, destroyed several mobile homes, caused severe tree damage and snapped power poles, and left two people dead and five injured, making it the strongest and deadliest tornado of the day.
Other confirmed tornadoes that day included an EF2 in Gibson County, Indiana, with winds of 115 miles per hour over an 11.5-mile path that severely damaged a church and removed the roof of a home; an EF1 northwest of Newburgh in Warrick County that injured two people and damaged the roofs of an apartment complex and a dental office; and several EF0 to EF1 tornadoes in Warrick, Spencer, Wayne and White counties, with damage mostly to trees, roofs and farm buildings.
The Weather Service advises people entering affected areas to avoid downed power infrastructure and unstable debris. A separate tornado event struck Illinois and Indiana on June 11, which is a different event from this outbreak.
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Source: National Weather Service
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Photo: 图：2026年6月21日伊利诺伊州南部与印第安纳州西南部龙卷警报多边形分布图（本事件官方图）。美国国家气象局 Paducah 办公室制，公共领域。 / Photo: Map of tornado warning polygons across southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana on June 21, 2026 (official map of this event). Produced by the National Weather Service office in Paducah, public domain.
