Fisher Illinois Tornado - July 12th, 2021

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1135 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2021

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/12/2021 TORNADO EVENT...

SEVERAL COLD AIR FUNNELS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS MONDAY AFTERNOON. ONE OF THESE FUNNELS BECAME A
TORNADO WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES WNW OF FISHER, ILLINOIS.  

.2 WNW FISHER TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JUL 12, 2021
START TIME:             12:30 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         2 WNW FISHER / CHAMPAIGN CO, IL

END DATE:               JUL 12, 2021
END TIME:               12:35 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3 ESE FOOSLAND / CHAMPAIGN CO, IL


THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHEAST OF A FARMSTEAD AND
PROCEEDED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THE SOUTH WALL OF A MACHINE SHED
WAS BLOWN IN AND METAL PANELING FROM THE ROOF WAS PEELED AWAY AND
BLOWN INTO AN ADJACENT CORN FIELD. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF
ILLINOIS 47.

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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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