702   
NOUS43 KPAH 311805  
PNSPAH  
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-  
100-107>112-114-010615-  
  
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY  
105 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2025 /205 PM EDT MON MAR 31 2025/  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/30/2025 TORNADO EVENT   
  
   
ALEXANDER/PULASKI COUNTY TORNADO  
  
RATING:                 EF1  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    105 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  18.23 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS  
FATALITIES:             0  
INJURIES:               0  
  
START DATE:             03/30/2025  
START TIME:             06:05 PM CDT  
START LOCATION:         2 N COMMERCE / ALEXANDER COUNTY / MO  
START LAT/LON:          37.1818 / -89.4448  
  
END DATE:               03/31/2025  
END TIME:               06:20 PM CDT  
END LOCATION:           3 ESE ULLIN / PULASKI COUNTY / IL  
END LAT/LON:            37.2507 / -89.1329  
  
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT COMMERCE, MOVING  
QUICKLY EAST NORTHEAST. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR HAD THEIR  
TRUNKS SNAPPED. A FEW BUILDINGS SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. A VERY  
LARGE AREA OF 70-90 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WIND SWEPT JUST SOUTH OF  
THE TORNADO AND EVENTUALLY OVERTOOK IT AS IT MOVED INTO THE NEW   
GRAND CHAIN AREA WHERE DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH 75-90 MPH STRAIGHT  
LINE WIND CONTINUED SPORADICALLY INTO WESTERN MASSAC COUNTY.  
  
  
  
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.  
  
  
  
CW/SP/JGG  
 
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