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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
405 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
CORRECTED TIMES FOR TUSCOLA-VILLA GROVE TORNADO
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/15/26 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1
UPDATE
ADDING THREE MORE TORNADOES TO THE EVENT.
NOKOMIS-ROSAMOND-PANA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 13.59 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 90 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 06:02 PM CDT
START LOCATION: NOKOMIS / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.3 / -89.2826
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 06:16 PM CDT
END LOCATION: PANA / CHRISTIAN COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.3859 / -89.0714
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF NOKOMIS CAUSING
WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST TOWARD OHLMAN
CAUSING MORE TREE DAMAGE. IT CROSSED INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND
CURVED EAST INTO ROSAMOND WHERE IT PRODUCED MORE TREE DAMAGE AND
SOME ROOFING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO ADVANCED INTO PANA WHERE IT
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL LARGE TREES.
OLNEY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.03 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 08:05 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 WSW OLNEY / RICHLAND COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 38.7288 / -88.1051
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 08:07 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 ENE OLNEY / RICHLAND COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 38.7367 / -88.0712
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF OLNEY AND WAS SIGHTED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF W MAIN ST AND W ELMS ST. THE TORNADO PROCEEDED
THROUGH TOWN CAUSING AREAS OF TREE DAMAGE AND FENCING DAMAGE. THE
TORNADO DISSIPATED ON THE EAST END OF TOWN.
TUSCOLA-VILLA GROVE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 98 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 11.38 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 70 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 07:06 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW TUSCOLA / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 39.78 / -88.3254
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 07:16 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NNE VILLA GROVE / DOUGLAS COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.8766 / -88.1527
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCOLA WHERE
IT SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL LARGE TREES ALONG N COUNTY RD 800 E. IT
MOVED NORTHEAST INTO TUSCOLA WHERE IT CAUSED MORE TREE AND
FENCING DAMAGE. IT CONTINUED ON TO VILLA GROVE WITH MINOR TREE
DAMAGE ALONG THE WAY. IT SNAPPED OFF MULTIPLE POWER POLES ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF VILLA GROVE ALONG WITH SOME TREE DAMAGE BEFORE IT
DISSIPATED JUST NORTH OF TOWN.
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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