Friday May 18 | IllinoisHomepage.net
52 people died as 14 strong to violent tornadoes touched down. An F4 tornado that moved from near Jacksonville to just 5 miles west of Petersburg killed the most people that day.
Blow by blow: Storm brings tornado warning, heavy winds
A thunderstorm that prompted a tornado warning Friday night produced large hailstones in southeast Morgan County, but no damage was reported to the sheriff's department.
Tornado warning issued for parts of Morgan County
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 5:28 p.m. Friday for eastern Morgan County until 6:15 p.m. The locations impacted include Waverly, Franklin, Alexander, Literberry, Jacksonville, Sinclair and Prentice.