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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
224 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/17/2026 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #4
UPDATE
THIS UPDATE IS FOR A TORNADO IN EASTERN MENARD AND FAR
WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY. INCLUDING THIS TORNADO, THERE ARE NOW 19
CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN THE NWS LINCOLN COVERAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL
SURVEYS ARE STILL ONGOING. (NOTE: THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO
FIX AN ERROR IN THE START/END TIMES).
MIDDLETOWN TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.88 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/17/2026
START TIME: 08:26 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 NE GREENVIEW / MENARD COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 40.1048 / -89.6964
END DATE: 04/17/2026
END TIME: 08:32 PM CDT
END LOCATION: MIDDLETOWN / LOGAN COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 40.1034 / -89.5856
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO FORMED ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENVIEW AND
CONTINUED ALMOST DUE WEST ALONG N MIDDLETOWN ROAD. IT PRODUCED
TREE DAMAGE ALONG ITS PATH, INCLUDING SOME SNAPPED TREES. THE
TORNADO TOOK A SLIGHT TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND CROSSED INTO
LOGAN COUNTY, PRODUCING MINOR TREE DAMAGE IN MIDDLETOWN BEFORE
DISSIPATING.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
ERWIN
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