August 01, 2022 Tornado

Tornadoes:

A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum 
wind speeds up to 105 mph impacted western 
and southern parts of Beason in east central
Logan County. The tornado developed around 
5:12 am on the far west side of Beason and 
struck a large grain elevator damaging a some
large bins and equipment on the far west end 
of Clinton street in Beason. The tornado tracked 
southeast around 50 mph and damaged some large  
trees and some powerlines on the west end of
county road 1549 N and also near intersection 
of county road 2143 E and county road 1540 N. 
Some roof damage to a few houses with missing 
shingles and also one house had a window broken.

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

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Radar

The velocity data in Image 4 shows how strong the winds were at about 2,400 ft AGL, 89 kts (102 mph) just before the Beason Tornado developed.  Some of this momentum mixed down to the surface as straight line winds.  The Beason Tornado was embedded within the straight line winds.  In Images 1-3, a small velocity couplet can be seen where green meets red.  This is, in fact, the tornado.

Official Statement

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
215 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/01/22 Tornado Event in Beason IL...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.85 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             8/01/2022
Start Time:             5:12 AM CDT
Start Location:         Far west side Beason/ Logan County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          40.14409 / -89.19656

End Date:               8/01/2022
End Time:               5:15 AM CDT
End Location:           1.75 miles southeast Beason / Logan County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            40.12467 / -89.17176

A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum wind speeds up to 105 mph
impacted western and southern parts of Beason in east central Logan County.
The tornado developed around 5:12 am on the far west side of Beason and struck
a large grain elevator damaging some large bins and equipment on the far
west end of Clinton street in Beason. The tornado tracked southeast around
50 mph and damaged some large trees and some powerlines on the west end of
county road 1549 N and also near intersection of county road 2143 E and
county road 1540 N. Some roof damage to a few houses with missing shingles
and also one house had a window broken.

The tornado very briefly lifted before coming back down on a corn field
just south of Beason and tracked southeast across corn fields for another
1.75 miles before lifting.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>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.

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Knutsvig/Huettl/Albano/Erwin