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Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
441 NOUS43 KPAH 051347 CCA PNSPAH ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-060130- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Paducah, KY 828 AM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024 /928 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for the April 2, 2024, Tornado Event... .Update...Survey results for five confirmed tornadoes that struck southern Illinois during the early morning hours of April 2. ..Lake of Egypt Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.74 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 04:46 AM CDT Start Location: 5 NNW Goreville / Williamson County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 37.6341 / -89.0017 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 04:52 AM CDT End Location: 2 W Creal Springs / Williamson County / IL End Lat/Lon: 37.6197 / -88.8814 Survey Summary: An EF-2 tornado impacted the Lake Of Egypt community in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2. The tornado began along Highway 148, just west of Interstate 57. After crossing Highway 37 east of Interstate 57, the tornado passed along Lake of Egypt Road. The most severe damage occurred near the intersection of Lake of Egypt Road and Market Road, where severe roof and structural damage occurred to three businesses. The Lake of Egypt Fire Protection building nearby had one of its windows blown out. Paralleling Kimmel Orchard Road, the tornado did damage to homes and outbuildings before lifting just to the west of Wagon Creek Road. Hundreds of trees were uprooted, snapped at the base, or suffered damage to large limbs along the path. ..Creal Springs to Stonefort Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 04:56 AM CDT Start Location: 1 ENE Creal Springs / Williamson County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 37.6229 / -88.8215 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 05:03 AM CDT End Location: 1 E Stonefort / Saline County / IL End Lat/Lon: 37.6139 / -88.6848 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado impacted the Stonefort community during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2. The tornado began just east of Creal Springs along Saltpetre Road. Damage was mainly to trees as the tornado moved parallel to Pleasant Valley Road. The tornado moved directly through the community of Stonefort, causing extensive tree damage. Most damage to buildings was caused by trees falling onto the building. However, a couple of homes had portions of their roofs removed. The tornado continued east into Saline County for about one mile, lifting near the crossing of Battleford Road and the Illinois Central Railway. ..Southeast of Eldorado Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.14 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 2 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 05:15 AM CDT Start Location: 2 ESE Eldorado / Saline County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 37.7913 / -88.4029 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 05:16 AM CDT End Location: 3 ESE Eldorado / Saline County / IL End Lat/Lon: 37.7892 / -88.3822 Survey Summary: An EF-2 tornado occurred approximately two miles southeast of Eldorado during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2nd. The tornado began near the Intersection of Highway 142 and Ridgway Road. Here, the tornado destroyed an outbuilding, uprooted several large trees, and removed portions of the roofs of two homes. Crossing Ridgway Road and the intersection of White Road, the tornado severely damaged an industrial garage and two manufactured homes. One manufactured home was moved several feet off its foundation and had one of its walls torn open. Two occupants of the home suffered laceration injuries due to flying debris. About five large hardwood trees just behind this home were all snapped at the base. Moving east-southeast, the tornado lifted near Dusty Road just south of Ridgway Road. ..Ridgway Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.98 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 05:21 AM CDT Start Location: 1 WSW Ridgway / Gallatin County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 37.7953 / -88.2712 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 05:22 AM CDT End Location: 1 N Ridgway / Gallatin County / IL End Lat/Lon: 37.8064 / -88.26 Survey Summary: A brief EF-1 tornado impacted the west side of Ridgway, IL, during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2. The tornado began just south of Main Street along St. Joseph Road, where one home suffered minor roof damage and several large tree limbs were downed. Moving northeast, the tornado damaged a grain bin just south of Main Street and damaged the roof of an outbuilding just north of Main Street. The tornado did limited tree damage in the city park before lifting near the intersection of City Park Drive and Murphy Street. ..South of New Haven Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.45 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 05:22 AM CDT Start Location: 4 WSW New Haven / Gallatin County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 37.8893 / -88.2139 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 05:29 AM CDT End Location: 3 ESE New Haven / Posey County / IL End Lat/Lon: 37.8853 / -88.0776 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado impacted far northeast Gallatin County, IL, and extreme southwest Posey County, IN, during the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 2. The tornado began in the Cottonwood community along Noel Road. Here several large trees were uprooted, one crushing a small brick building. One manufactured home was severely damaged and a nearby outbuilding had a part of its roof removed. Moving eastward the tornado did mainly tree damage as passed south of the community of New Haven. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing the Wabash River in Posey County, IN, just south of the confluence of the Little Wabash and Wabash Rivers. && 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. Tornadoes surveyed by: DWS/BM/SP $$