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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
758 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026 /858 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026/  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/09/2026 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 2
 
 
   
UPDATE
 
THE PRELIMINARY DETAILS OF THE EF-1 TORNADO JUST NORTH  
OF STREATOR HAVE BEEN ADDED. POST STORM ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE,  
DRONE, AND GROUND SURVEY INFORMATION WILL CONTINUE IN THE COMING  
DAYS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE EF-1 TORNADO DAMAGE NORTH OF  
RANSOM, IL WILL BE RELEASED AS DETAILS ARE FINALIZED.  
 
   
.AMBOY
 
 
RATING: EF1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.92 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 08/09/2026  
START TIME: 10:02 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 4 N SUBLETTE / LEE COUNTY / IL  
START LAT/LON: 41.706 / -89.2375  
 
END DATE: 08/09/2026  
END TIME: 10:24 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 6 SSE ASHTON / LEE COUNTY / IL  
END LAT/LON: 41.7818 / -89.1922  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
A TORNADO BEGAN JUST EAST OF AMBOY NEAR SHAWS. THIS TORNADO  
TRACKED NORTHEAST AND THEN TURNED SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST AS IT CROSSED  
HIGHWAY 30, THEN DISSIPATED SOUTH OF PIPELINE RD.  
 
   
STREATOR
 
 
RATING: EF1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.11 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 08/09/2026  
START TIME: 11:16 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 3 NNE STREATOR / LA SALLE COUNTY / IL  
START LAT/LON: 41.164 / -88.8163  
 
END DATE: 08/09/2026  
END TIME: 11:33 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 2 NE KANGLEY / LA SALLE COUNTY / IL  
END LAT/LON: 41.1706 / -88.8319  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
A TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF N 17TH RD AND ROUTE  
23 THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST AND COMPLETED A LOOP NORTH OF RICHARDS,  
EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING NEAR E 18TH RD AND N 16TH RD.  
 

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
- IZZI  
 
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