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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
129 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/03/26 TORNADO EVENT
3 SW HOPEDALE TORNADO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.18 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/03/2026
START TIME: 06:00 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SW HOPEDALE / TAZEWELL COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 40.3924 / -89.4717
END DATE: 04/03/2026
END TIME: 06:00 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 SW HOPEDALE / TAZEWELL COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 40.3925 / -89.4682
SURVEY SUMMARY:
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A VERY BRIEF TORNADO IN A FARM FIELD POSITIONED
LATITUDINALLY BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 500 AND STATE ROUTE 122, AND
LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN INTERSTATE 155 AND BROWNWOOD RD. TORNADO
OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY, APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MILES SW
OF HOPEDALE. IT OCCURRED IN AN OPEN AREA WITH NO KNOWN DAMAGE.
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.
MJA
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