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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
233 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/24 Tornado Event...

.Walworth...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             02:05 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 NW Capron / Boone County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          42.44 / -88.8037

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               02:25 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SE Fontana-On-geneva / Walworth County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            42.5316 / -88.5545

Survey Summary:
Tornado developed in northern Illinois and tracked into Wisconsin
south of Walworth before ending east of Walworth.  The main
structural damage was to a barn on the Illinois side near Weidner
Rd where it collapsed and landed on a number of sheep that were
sheltering there.  Another shed was lofted and destroyed along
Six Corners Rd near Highway 67.

.Darien...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.98 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             02:18 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSW Darien / Walworth County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.5814 / -88.7242

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               02:21 PM CDT
End Location:           1 S Darien / Walworth County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            42.5899 / -88.7087

Survey Summary:
Tornado was briefly on the ground south of Darien and hit a horse
barn on Wise Rd.  No injuries to farmers that were taking care of
the horses at the time in the barn.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Halbach/Falkinham