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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
422 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/27/2026 TORNADO EVENT
HARP TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.61 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2026
START TIME: 06:42 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 W DE WITT / DE WITT COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 40.1927 / -88.8704
END DATE: 04/27/2026
END TIME: 06:42 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 W DE WITT / DE WITT COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 40.1935 / -88.8589
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SMALL MACHINE SHED COLLAPSED WITH ITS DEBRIS STREWN TOWARD THE
ENE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BIRKBECK RD AND NORTHFORK RD.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
MJA/RC
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