Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
339 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 4/18/2024 Tornado Event...

A strong cold front progressed across central Illinois on Thursday
afternoon and evening. A cluster of storms developed behind the
front and evolved into a line of storms that produced these
tornadoes.

.Latham Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             07:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SW Latham / Logan County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.9607 / -89.1734

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               07:22 PM CDT
End Location:           Latham / Logan County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.9677 / -89.1547

Survey Summary:
The tornado was sighted touching down about a half mile SW of
Latham, damaging some trees by a home and scouring the ground in
the field as it headed toward Latham. The damage in Latham was
mainly to trees, with one business building having its roof blown
off. The tornado dissipated on the east side of Latham at Highway
121.

..Warrensburg Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             07:22 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSE Latham / Logan County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.9485 / -89.1492

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               07:31 PM CDT
End Location:           2 E Warrensburg / Macon County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.9333 / -89.0184

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down just west of the intersection of 2400th
Ave and 200th St southeast of Latham, damaging several
outbuildings and throwing the debris for 2 miles to the
southeast. The tornado was photographed west of Warrensburg as it
approached town. The tornado damaged several homes and numerous
trees in Warrensburg, then traveled along W. Illiniwick Rd before
dissipating before reaching N Bearsdale Rd.

.Forsyth-Argenta...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2024
Start Time:             07:37 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NNW Forsyth / Macon County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.9625 / -88.967

End Date:               04/18/2024
End Time:               07:45 PM CDT
End Location:           1 W Argenta / Macon County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.9854 / -88.8386

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down 2 miles north of Forsyth along E. Wise
Rd damaging numerous trees around a residence. It progresses
eastward damaging grain bins and 6 power poles just east of Hwy
51 along and north of E. Wise Rd. The tornado progressed eastward
along E. Wise Rd and E. Emery Rd as it headed toward Argenta.
Debris was strewn all along the path into the fields. The tornado
eventually dissipated about 1 mile west of Argenta.

&&

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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Shimon