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NWUS53 KDVN 181400
LSRDVN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
900 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0336 PM TORNADO 3 NNE KENT 42.35N 89.87W
04/17/2026 STEPHENSON IL NWS STORM SURVEY
CORRECTS TORNADO START TIME FROM 3 NNE KENT.
A HIGH-END EF2, POSSIBLE MULTI-VORTEX,
TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS AROUND 130
MPH STARTED ALONG HIGHWAY 20, SW OF LENA IL,
AND TRACKED THROUGH LENA BEFORE LIFTING JUST
SW OF MCCONNELL. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS NOTED
TO TREES, WITH A LOT OF DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND
SIDING THROUGHOUT LENA ILLINOIS. THREE
HOUSES SAW EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, WITH SOME WALLS
THAT COLLAPSED AS WELL.
ARG
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