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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
418 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026 /518 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/21/2026 TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.70 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 8/21/2026
START TIME: 5:55 PM CDT
START LOCATION: HENKEL / LEE COUNTY / IL
START LAT/LON: 41.6077 / -89.1744
END DATE: 8/21/2026
END TIME: 5:56 PM CDT
END LOCATION: HENKEL / LEE COUNTY / IL
END LAT/LON: 41.5982 / -89.1759
STORM SURVEY:
BASED ON DRONE FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE, THE TORNADO BEGAN IN AN OPEN FIELD EAST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HENKEL ROAD AND US HIGHWAY 51 AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO
CROPS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED GENERALLY SOUTHWARD AND DAMAGED
SEVERAL ROOFS OF BUILDINGS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CEDAR GROVE
ROAD AND US HIGHWAY 52 BEFORE CAUSING ADDITIONAL CROP DAMAGE
BEHIND A FARMSTEAD. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO LIFT IN A FIELD TO THE
NORTH OF PIKE CREEK WEST OF US HIGHWAY 52. THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF
THE TORNADO WAS CAPTURED BY SEVERAL STORM CHASERS IN THE AREA.
THANK YOU TO BOTH THE LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING
THE SURVEY OF THIS TORNADO.
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.
BORCHARDT
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