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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
810 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/15/26 TORNADO EVENT
ASSUMPTION TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.43 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 80 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:18 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 WSW ASSUMPTION / CHRISTIAN COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.5144 / -89.0615
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:20 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NNE ASSUMPTION / CHRISTIAN COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.5278 / -89.0415
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF ASSUMPTION AND TOWN
ALONG W ILLINOIS ST WHERE IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES
AND KNOCKED OVER A COUPLE POWER POLES. THE TORNADO PROCEEDED
THROUGH TOWN WHERE IT SNAPPED MORE TREES AND REMOVED ROOFING
MATERIAL FROM A DOWNTOWN BUILDING AND TOSSED IT INTO AN ALLEY. AS
THE TORNADO EXITED TOWN TO THE NORTHEAST, IT DAMAGED A FEW MORE
TREES BEFORE IT DISSIPATED BEFORE CROSSING HIGHWAY 51.
BETHANY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:37 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W BETHANY / MOULTRIE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.6518 / -88.7927
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:40 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW BETHANY / MOULTRIE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.6745 / -88.7683
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO DEVELOPED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF BETHANY WHERE IT
UPROOTED AN OLD TREE. IT CURVED TO THE NORTHEAST AND CAUSED TREE
DAMAGE AS WELL AS DESTROYING AN OUTBUILDING ALONG COUNTY RD 225 E
BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR HWY 121.
LOVINGTON TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.34 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:42 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W LOVINGTON / MOULTRIE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.7221 / -88.6803
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:48 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 S HAMMOND / MOULTRIE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.7695 / -88.6018
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF LOVINGTON ALONG
COUNTY RD 700 E AND PROGRESSED TO THE NORTHEAST EVENTUALLY ENDING
NEAR LANTON ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF LOVINGTON. ALONG ITS PATH, THE
TORNADO SNAPPED LARGE BRANCHES AND UPROOTED ONE TREE, AS WELL AS
DID ROOF DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING AND A HOME. BEFORE IT ENDED
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 2500 N, IT SNAPPED A POWER POLE.
ARTHUR TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.19 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 80 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:54 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 SE ARTHUR / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.6899 / -88.4493
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:57 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 W CHESTERVILLE / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.7072 / -88.4191
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARTHUR NEAR N
COUNTY RD 100 E PRODUCING TREE AND OUTBUILDING DAMAGE AND TOSSING
IT INTO THE FIELD TO THE NORTHEAST. IT PRODUCED MORE TREE AND
OUTBUILDING DAMAGE ALONG E COUNTY RD 300 N AS IT CURVED EAST. THE
TORNADO TURNED TO THE NORTH AND PRODUCED TREE AND OUTBUILDING
DAMAGE BEFORE REACHING HWY 133.
TUSCOLA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 70 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 07:03 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 ESE GARRETT / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.761 / -88.3604
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 07:06 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 SSW TUSCOLA / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.7616 / -88.3182
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCOLA
ALONG COUNTY RD 750 N AND IT PROGRESSED EAST ALONG THAT ROAD
SNAPPING OFF NUMEROUS LARGE PINE TREES AS WELL AS DAMAGING AN
OUTBUILDING BEFORE IT DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING N COUNTY
RD 800 E.
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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