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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service St Louis MO
718 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/18/2024 Tornado Event Update #2. Note
that there are two tornadoes rated EFU or EF Unknown. In these
cases, survey teams did not find damage, but spotter reports and
videos received support that these tornadoes occurred...

..Pontoon Beach, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.91 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:52 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSW Pontoon Beach / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7059 / -90.0604

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:53 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSE Pontoon Beach / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.7064 / -90.0435

..Greenfield, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             04:51 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 N Greenfield / Greene County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.3869 / -90.2123

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:04 PM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Athensville / Macoupin County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.4144 / -90.1412


..High Ridge, MO Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.78 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:30 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SSW Eureka / St. Louis County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.4642 / -90.6654

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:39 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SE High Ridge / Jefferson County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.4557 / -90.5227


..Kemper, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown mph
Path Length /statute/:  Unknown miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 W Kemper / Jersey County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2156 / -90.1817

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:36 PM CDT
End Location:           1 W Kemper / Jersey County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.2158 / -90.1815

..Standard City, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:52 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 S Standard City / Macoupin County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.3101 / -89.7905

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:53 PM CDT
End Location:           3 S Standard City / Macoupin County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.3072 / -89.7882


..Cahokia, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    76 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   35 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:58 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 S Cahokia / St. Clair County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.5518 / -90.1767

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               05:59 PM CDT
End Location:           1 ESE Cahokia / St. Clair County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.5535 / -90.1567


..Dorsey/Prairietown, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             05:57 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SE Dorsey / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9468 / -89.9765

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               06:01 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSE Prairietown / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.95 / -89.9184


..Marine, IL Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             06:09 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SE Kuhn / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7518 / -89.831

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               06:10 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SW Marine / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.754 / -89.8255


..Marine, IL Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    74 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.37 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             06:13 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 WNW Marine / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7975 / -89.8084

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               06:16 PM CDT
End Location:           3 ENE Marine / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.8044 / -89.7279


&&

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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


$$

Pfahler


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