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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
512 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 /612 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for May 26, 2024 Tornado Event...

Johnson County, Illinois (Lake of Egypt)...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    150 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.07 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             06:38 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WNW Goreville / Johnson County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5804 / -89.0161

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               06:48 PM CDT
End Location:           3 NE Goreville / Johnson County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            37.5875 / -88.9276

Survey Summary:
An EF-3 tornado began north of Goreville, IL, where a security
camera at a house on Newton Lane captured the tornado`s formation.
Crossing I-57, the tornado snapped large tree limbs and damaged an
outbuilding on Pulley`s Mill Lane. The tornado was again filmed
crossing I-24 northeast of Goreville. Along Illinois Highway 37,
the tornado did roof damage to two homes and snapped a few wooden
power poles. Nearby trees suffered extreme damage, with debarking
noted on a few trees near the intersection of Highway 37 and
Orchard Lane, along with numerous large trees snapped. To the east
on Orchard Lane, a home suffered a direct hit by the tornado,
with the roof being removed and most of the exterior walls
collapsed. A nearby outbuilding was also destroyed, along with
several large snapped trees. As the tornado approached the Eagle
Point Bay subdivision on Lake of Egypt, it snapped several large
trees and wooden electrical poles on Deaton Road and Greentree
Drive. Two manufactured homes were severely damaged or destroyed.
One resident here suffered broken bone injuries. Another house had
its roof uplifted slightly and was slightly moved off its
foundation. Continuing east-southeast into the Eagle Point Bay
subdivision, the tornado weakened then dissipated, doing mainly
tree damage and minor roof damage to homes along and near John
Able Drive and Thunderhead Drive.

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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.

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Surveyors: AD/DWS