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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
334 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026 /434 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/2/26 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
UPDATE
THIS UPDATED PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ADDS NARRATIVES FOR EACH
OF THE THREE CONFIRMED TORNADOES AND ALSO INCLUDES AN UPDATED
START LOCATION AND PATH LENGTH FOR THE PALMYRA-WOOSUNG TORNADO.
OVERVIEW
NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS HAVE CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 3 TORNADOES ACROSS
LEE AND OGLE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS FROM THE STORMS THAT
OCCURRED DURING THE EVENING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND. INFORMATION
ON EACH OF THESE TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
PALMYRA-WOOSUNG
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.75 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/02/2026
START TIME: 06:11 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE PENROSE / LEE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 41.8538 / -89.6209
END DATE: 04/02/2026
END TIME: 06:18 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NW DIXON / LEE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 41.9003 / -89.5303
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN WEST OF MOUND HILL ROAD IN NORTHWESTERN LEE
COUNTY WITH DRONE IMAGERY SHOWING SWIRL MARKS IN A FIELD BETWEEN
KILGORE ROAD AND PARIS ROAD. THE TORNADO CROSSED MOUND HILL ROAD,
DOWNING POWER POLES AND IMPACTING A PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE ROAD. THE TORNADO REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY HERE, DESTROYING
MULTIPLE OUTBUILDINGS AND SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES AT THIS PROPERTY.
THE TORNADO LEFT ADDITIONAL SWIRL MARKS IN A FIELD TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE CAUSING DAMAGE TO TREES, A
RESIDENCE, AND A METAL OUTBUILDING ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF LENOX
ROAD.
AS THE TORNADO REACHED TIMBER CREEK ROAD, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO A
BARN, AT LEAST ONE POWER POLE, AND SEVERAL TREES. ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TORNADO PUSHED AN OLD BARN OFF OF ITS
FOUNDATION INTO A GRAIN LEG, CAUSING THE GRAIN LEG TO COLLAPSE. A
CONCRETE SILO WAS ALSO TOPPLED AT THE SAME LOCATION. THE TORNADO
THEN CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD, CAUSING TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE AT A
PROPERTY ALONG PEEK HOME ROAD, THEN DAMAGING AN OUTBUILDING, A
HOUSE, AND MORE TREES AT A PROPERTY AT PENROSE ROAD AND SWARTS
ROAD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED ITS LAST INSTANCE OF DAMAGE AT THE HEY
TREE SERVICE FACILITY ALONG U.S. ROUTE 52/STATE ROUTE 26
SOUTHEAST OF WOOSUNG BEFORE DISSIPATING PRIOR TO REACHING THE OGLE
COUNTY LINE. STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TORNADO'S TRACK.
PINE CREEK TOWNSHIP
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.58 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 80 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/02/2026
START TIME: 06:24 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 SW OREGON / OGLE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 41.9427 / -89.4146
END DATE: 04/02/2026
END TIME: 06:25 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 SW OREGON / OGLE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 41.949 / -89.407
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF TORNADO WITH A PATH LENGTH OF LESS THAN ONE MILE OCCURRED
ALONG RIDGE ROAD BETWEEN GRAND DETOUR AND OREGON IN SOUTHERN OGLE
COUNTY. THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A FEW BUILDINGS AND TREES
BETWEEN PENN CORNER ROAD AND HENRY ROAD. ONE HOUSE HAD
APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF ITS ROOF REMOVED BY THE TORNADO. THIS
WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE TORNADO,
ALLOWING IT TO BE ASSIGNED A HIGH-END EF-1 RATING.
HOLCOMB
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.71 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/02/2026
START TIME: 06:44 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SSW DAVIS JUNCTION / OGLE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 42.0584 / -89.1175
END DATE: 04/02/2026
END TIME: 06:47 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SE DAVIS JUNCTION / OGLE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 42.0753 / -89.0711
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-0 TORNADO BEGAN ONE MILE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF
HOLCOMB NEAR CHURCH ROAD, WHERE IT DAMAGED TREES AND PEELED PART
OF A SHEET METAL ROOF OFF OF A BARN. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST-
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS OPEN FIELDS BEFORE IMPACTING HOLCOMB. IN
HOLCOMB, SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED, SNAPPED, OR LOST BRANCHES
AND LIMBS; A CHURCH HAD ITS ROOF AND WINDOWS DAMAGED; A FEW HOUSES
SUFFERED MINOR ROOFING AND FASCIA DAMAGE; AND A BARN WAS
DESTROYED. A GRAIN LEG ALSO COLLAPSED, BLOCKING THE RAILROAD
TRACKS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO THEN
CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FOR A LITTLE OVER ONE MILE LONGER,
IMPACTING A PROPERTY ALONG STATE ROUTE 251 BETWEEN BIG MOUND ROAD
AND HOLCOMB ROAD BEFORE DISSIPATING. SPORADIC STRAIGHT-LINE WIND
DAMAGE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
TORNADO'S END POINT.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
BARDOU/OGOREK
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