Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
393 NOUS43 KILX 272143 PNSILX ILZ066>068-071>073-280945- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 443 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/24 Tornado Event... .Xenia Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.60 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 07:35 PM CDT Start Location: 5.3 NW Xenia / Clay County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 38.6963 / -88.6977 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 07:43 PM CDT End Location: 4 N Xenia / Clay County / IL End Lat/Lon: 38.7031 / -88.6315 Survey Summary: This tornado originally touched down in Marion County near the south edge of Stephen Forbes State Park. See details from the St. Louis NWS for this portion of the tornado track. Total path length across Marion and Clay Counties was 8.4 miles. It moved in from Marion 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. .Sumner-Bridgeport Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.87 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 08:27 PM CDT Start Location: 3 S Sumner / Lawrence County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 38.6741 / -87.8635 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 08:37 PM CDT End Location: 1 SE Bridgeport / Lawrence County / IL End Lat/Lon: 38.6956 / -87.7406 Survey Summary: This tornado touched down along E. 250th Ave. north of N. 700th St. and generally moved east-northeast. Much of the damage was limited to trees. However, a small outbuilding was destroyed near the intersection of N. 800th St. and E. 450th Ave., with a nearby home losing a small part of its roof. Some minor damage occurred near a home along N. 850th St. before the tornado lifted just north of its intersection with E. 900th Ave. && 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. $$ Geelhart/Shimon/Copple