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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
432 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/14/24 Jefferson County, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    90 mph
Path length /Statute/:  0.5 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             03/14/2024
Start time:             7:32 PM CDT
Start location:         Near IL Hwy 37 and East Loop Rd north of Mt. Vernon, IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.34 / -88.91

End date:               03/14/2024
End time:               7:33 PM CDT
End location:           Near E Green Rd and N Loop Ln north of Mt. Vernon, IL
End_lat/lon:            38.35 / -88.92

Survey Summary:

A few large hardwood trees uprooted near the start of the track. Two metal
buildings had most of their roofs removed, all garage bay doors blown out
and exterior walls partially removed. Several buses inside sustained
significant damage from debris. Building material was pulverized and
embedded in the ground and adjacent walls downstream of the start of
the damage with other debris wrapped around nearby trees, fences, and
powerlines. A nearby metal building sustained roof damage. A microburst
appears to have also occurred on the east side of the tornado track
which spread debris from the metal building system eastward as it
snapped several trees and tree limbs high of the ground
and removed roofing material from a home on N Loop Lane.

Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph, or EF-1 on the enhanced
Fujita Scale. Peak winds in the eastward downburst were estimated
at 85 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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JGG


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