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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
327 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/10-11/26 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #2
UPDATE
ADDING TWO MORE TORNADOES TO THE EVENT.
.WEST JERSEY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.04 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/10/2026
START TIME: 07:22 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 WNW WEST JERSEY / KNOX COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 41.0347 / -90.0033
END DATE: 03/10/2026
END TIME: 07:29 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NE WEST JERSEY / STARK COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 41.0364 / -89.9085
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO DEVELOPED ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF WEST JERSEY WHERE IT
TOPPLED A SHIPPING CONTAINER AND CAUSED TREE DAMAGE. IT
INTENSIFIED AS IT REACHED 100 E RD AND SNAPPED MORE TREES,
DAMAGED HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS AND TOSSED THE DEBRIS TO THE EAST.
THE TORNADO DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER IT CROSSED STATE ROUTE
78 WHERE IT DAMAGED A HOME ROOF, BROKE WINDOWS AND CAUSED
EXTENSIVE SIDING DAMAGE.
YALE TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.08 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/11/2026
START TIME: 06:10 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNW YALE / JASPER COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.1438 / -88.0345
END DATE: 03/11/2026
END TIME: 06:12 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNE YALE / JASPER COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.1539 / -88.0056
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF YALE WHERE IT
DID SOME TREE DAMAGE, THEN PROGRESSED TO THE NORTHEAST WHERE IT
DESTROYED A BARN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 2100E AND 2000N. THE
TORNADO DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER.
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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