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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
512 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/14/2024 Tornado Event...

.Warren/Fulton County, Illinois Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2024
Start Time:             04:36 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 NW Avon / Warren County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          40.6862 / -90.4625

End Date:               03/14/2024
End Time:               04:37 AM CDT
End Location:           2 NNW Avon / Fulton County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            40.6871 / -90.4427

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado developed early Thursday morning, just northwest
of Avon in Warren County, Illinois. The tornado caused
significant damage at two farmsteads, which included destroyed
outbuildings and machine sheds, damaged grain bins, uprooted
trees, and snapped power poles. The tornado was on the ground for
about one mile, and dissipated just into Fulton County IL, east of
North Twin Bridge Road. Maximum winds were estimated around 110
mph, and the tornado was rated a high-end EF1. There were no
reports of any injuries.

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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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