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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
700 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2022
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/01/2022 MASON COUNTY TORNADO
2 N MASON CITY TORANDO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 60 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 8/01/2022
START TIME: 4:46 AM CDT
START LOCATION: APPROX 2.5 MI NORTH OF MASON CITY / MASON COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 40.2497 / -89.6847
END DATE: 8/01/2022
END TIME: 4:48 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 MI NORTH OF MASON CITY / MASON COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 40.2462 / -89.6785
DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN A CORNFIELD NORTH OF CR
1300 N, WITH A DISTINCT CONVERGENT DAMAGE PATH EXTENDING SE TOWARD
THE INTERSECTION OF CR 1300 N AND CR 3600 E. AN EMPTY TRAILER
HOPPER WAS LIFTED AND THROWN TOWARD THE WEST, DOING DAMAGE TO A
FARM TRACTOR.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
ALBANO
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