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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
722 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2024
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0737 PM TORNADO 3 NNW FORSYTH 39.97N 88.97W
04/18/2024 MACON IL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1
TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 90 MPH
IN MACON COUNTY 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
FORSYTH. THE DAMAGE PATH IS 7 MILES WITH A
MAX WIDTH OF 500 YDS. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE
GROUND FOR 8 MIN AND DAMAGED TREES, GRAIN
BINS AND POWER POLES. THE TORNADO TRAVELED
EAST AND DISSIPATED ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF
ARGENTA.
0720 PM TORNADO 1 WSW LATHAM 39.96N 89.17W
04/18/2024 LOGAN IL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-0
TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH
NEAR LATHAM, IL. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH IS
1.11 MILES AND MAX WIDTH OF 200 YDS. IT WAS
ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES AND DID MOSTLY
TREE DAMAGE. IT ALSO BLEW THE ROOF OFF ONE
BUSINESS BUILDING IN LATHAM.
0722 PM TORNADO 1 SE LATHAM 39.95N 89.15W
04/18/2024 LOGAN IL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED AN
EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 95
MPH IN SOUTHEAST LOGAN AND NORTHWEST MACON
COUNTIES THAT MOVED SOUTHEAST AND THEN EAST
THROUGH WARRENSBURG. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH
IS 7.19 MILES AND MAX WIDTH OF 300 YDS. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND
THREW THE DEBRIS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE
TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 9 MIN AND
DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES AND NUMEROUS TREES IN
WARRENSBURG AND THEN DISSIPATED EAST OF
TOWN.
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