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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
420 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/11/2026 TORNADO EVENT
GRAFTON, IL TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 98 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: .13 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MARCH 11, 2026
START TIME: 03:24 AM CDT
START LOCATION: GRAFTON, IL
START LAT/LON: 38.97 / -90.45
END DATE: MARCH 11, 2026
END TIME: 03:25 AM CDT
END LOCATION: GRAFTON, IL
END LAT/LON: 38.97 / -90.45
A BRIEF TORNADO MOVED THROUGH GRAFTON, IL EARLY THE MORNING OF
MARCH 11TH, AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO A LOCAL
RESTAURANT, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGE TO A SINGLE-STORY HOTEL
AND NEARBY RESIDENCE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. ANALYSIS
OF DAMAGE SUGGESTS MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 98 MILES
PER HOUR.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
BRC
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