Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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629 NWUS53 KILX 272201 LSRILX Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Lincoln IL 501 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0735 PM Tornado 5 NW Xenia 38.69N 88.70W 05/26/2024 Clay IL NWS Storm Survey Rated EF2, with a peak wind speed of 130 mph. Total path length was 8.4 miles, of which 3.6 of them were in Clay County. Originally touched down in Marion County at 7:29 pm, and moved into Clay County along Beard Road just north of Songer Township Lane, downing trees and power lines. It tracked east-northeast and did its greatest damage at a farm on the north end of Penguin Drive, demolishing several metal buildings. It appears to have lifted just east of Xenia-Iola Road between Songer Township Lane and Hickory Hill Lane. && $$ Geelhart