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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
148 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/19/26 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1
UPDATE
CORRECTED THE LOCATION OF BOTH OF THESE TORNADO TRACKS,
UPDATED THE TIME AND EF RATING OF THE WHEELER TORNADO FROM EF-U
TO EF-0 DUE TO VIDEO EVIDENCE OF MINOR DAMAGE.
WHEELER TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.47 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 02/19/2026
START TIME: 03:42 PM CST
START LOCATION: 1 ESE WHEELER / JASPER COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.0341 / -88.3013
END DATE: 02/19/2026
END TIME: 03:44 PM CST
END LOCATION: 2 E WHEELER / JASPER COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.0364 / -88.274
SURVEY SUMMARY:
STORM CHASER VIDEO CONFIRMATION FROM TWO CHASERS OF THE TORNADO
TOUCHING DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF WHEELER. THE TORNADO
CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AS IT TRAVELLED NORTHEAST ACROSS
HIGHWAY 33 BEFORE DISSIPATING JUST EAST OF N 500TH ST.
CHAUNCEY TORNADO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 02/19/2026
START TIME: 04:09 PM CST
START LOCATION: 2 NNW CHAUNCEY / CRAWFORD COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 38.8716 / -87.8769
END DATE: 02/23/2026
END TIME: 04:09 PM CST
END LOCATION: 2 N CHAUNCEY / CRAWFORD COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 38.8721 / -87.8728
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TORNADO REPORT BASED ON CHASER LOCATION PICTURES.
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.
SHIMON
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