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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
830 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for Sunday, May 26 Tornado Event Update...

Update to the Carlyle Lake Tornado

The Carlyle Lake Tornado track has been extended eastward on the
east side of Carlyle Lake to just west of Hwy 51 with support of
reports and photos of additional damage. The maximum wind and
rating remain the same.

.Carlyle Lake Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    97 mph
Path Length /statute/:  18.50 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   325 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             06:50 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Stolletown / Clinton County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6649 / -89.4605

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               07:07 PM CDT
End Location:           1 WNW Fairman / Marion County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.6834 / -89.1236

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down north of Carlyle and tracked eastward
significantly damaging a garage and shed, removing portions of a
roof on a home, and breaking large branches off of trees. This
tornado continued on the east side of the Carlyle Lake, where
there were reports and photos of power lines down, multiple trees
down, at least partial remove of a house`s roof, a barn
destroyed, and the majority of another barn`s roof removed. The
damage survey was not completed on the east side of Carlyle Lake,
and rely on the support of these reports until the tornado was
suspected to have lifted just west of Hwy 51.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


$$

Pfahler