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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
259 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR WHITE HEATH TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
UPDATE
AFTER EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS USING SENTINAL SATELLITE DATA,
IT WAS DETERMINED AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE START AND TRACK OF THE
WHITE HEATH TORNADO NEEDED TO BE MADE. THE PEAK WIND AND WIDTH DID
NOT CHANGE. THIS STATEMENT IS A RESULT OF THIS UPDATE.
WHITE HEATH TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 22.53 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 800 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/11/2026
START TIME: 03:12 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNW LODGE / PIATT COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 40.1388 / -88.5719
END DATE: 08/11/2026
END TIME: 03:42 PM CDT
END LOCATION: PESOTUM / CHAMPAIGN COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 39.9133 / -88.2687
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTHWEST OF LODGE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO
POWER POLES ALONG ROUTE 10. IT CAUSED TREE DAMAGE AND CROP DAMAGE
AS IT MOVED SOUTHEAST AND FLIPPED A BOX TRUCK ON I-72 IN WHITE
HEATH. AS IT CONTINUED SOUTHEAST, IT DAMAGED TWO LARGE
OUTBUILDINGS AND ONE GARAGE. IT CONTINUED SOUTHEAST, RESULTING IN
MORE CORN DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE IN SADORUS . IT ENDED IN PESOTUM
WITH TREE DAMAGE. REVISED TRACK BASED ON SENTINAL SATELLITE DATA.
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.
AUTEN
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