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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1237 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/18/2024 Tornado Event Update #1.
Note, surveys are ongoing and more tornadoes may be added
in the coming day(s)...

..Pontoon Beach Tornado...

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

Start Date:             04/17/2024
Start Time:             05:52 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSW Pontoon Beach / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7059 / -90.0604

End Date:               04/19/2024
End Time:               05:53 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSE Pontoon Beach / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.7064 / -90.0435


..High Ridge, MO Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    0 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


..Dorsey/Prairietown, IL Tornado...

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

Start Date:             04/19/2024
Start Time:             05:57 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SE Dorsey / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9468 / -89.9765

End Date:               04/19/2024
End Time:               06:01 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSE Prairietown / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.95 / -89.9184


..Marine, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.77 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/19/2024
Start Time:             06:09 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SE Kuhn / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7519 / -89.8307

End Date:               04/19/2024
End Time:               06:16 PM CDT
End Location:           3 ENE Marine / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.8044 / -89.7284


&&

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.


$$

Gosselin