Assessment of Tornadoes Sept 27th and Sept 29th

Tornadoes

Tornado - Breeds, IL FULTON COUNTY Date Sept. 27, 2019 Time (Local) 8:22 - 8:27 pm CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 1.9 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: A tornado formed in a wooded area of northeast Fulton County, about 5 miles east-northeast of Canton around 8:22 pm. The tornado tracked toward the east-southeast doing damage to numerous trees. About 8:24 pm, the tornado crossed County Highway 27 near North Orion School Road. Minor damage was done to the roofs of several homes, a church and a greenhouse. Numerous trees were also damaged and power poles were knocked down. The tornado tracked another 0.8 of a mile to the east- southeast before dissipating in an open field. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Radar image at 8:22 pm CDT 9/27/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow in middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado) Radar image at 8:24 pm CDT 9/27/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow in middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado) Tornado Damage Photo Courtesy of Chris Yates Tornado Damage Photo Courtesy of Chris Yates

Tornado - Emden, IL LOGAN COUNTY Date Sept. 29, 2019 Time (Local) 4:18 - 4:26 pm CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 70 mph Path Length 2.8 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths  0 / 0 Summary: A tornado formed in an open field along U.S. Highway 136 about 2 miles west-northwest of Emden, IL. The tornado tracked nearly parallel to U.S. Highway 136 damaging tree limbs and crops. The tornado turned a bit toward the east-southeast, tracking about one-quarter mile north of the village of Emden. It then dissipated in a bean field around 426 pm, about one mile east- northeast of Emden. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Radar image at 4:18 pm CDT 9/29/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow near middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado) Radar image at 4:22 pm CDT 9/29/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow/blue near middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado) Radar image at 4:24 pm CDT 9/29/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow/blue near middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado) Radar image at 4:26 pm CDT 9/29/19 Top Left = Reflectivity Top Right = Storm Relative Velocity (red is wind to the left, green is wind to the right) Lower Right = Rotation Lower Left = Correlation Coefficient (yellow/blue near middle indicates debris lofted by the tornado)

Tornado near Emden Around 4:24 pm CDT, 9/29/19 Photo by Devin Pitts Tornado Dissipating Around 4:26 pm CDT, 9/29/19 Photo by Colin Davis Damage to corn field near Emden NWS Damage Survey Photo

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

Storm Reports

   Storm Reports - 9/29/19 from Fulton County to Logan County

   Storm Reports - 9/29/19 from Piatt County to Vermilion County

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     HAIL             SMITHFIELD              40.47N 90.29W
09/29/2019  E1.75 INCH       FULTON             IL   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0310 PM     HAIL             2 N LEWISTOWN           40.43N 90.16W
09/29/2019  E2.50 INCH       FULTON             IL   PUBLIC

0315 PM     HAIL             N LEWISTOWN             40.40N 90.16W
09/29/2019  E1.00 INCH       FULTON             IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N LEWISTOWN           40.41N 90.16W
09/29/2019                   FULTON             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ON IL-97. RELAYED BY EMA.

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SE ST. DAVID          40.44N 89.97W
09/29/2019                   FULTON             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CROP FIELDS ON US 24 AND OLD WEAVER
            ROAD. RELAYED BY EMA.

0357 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANITO                  40.42N 89.78W
09/29/2019                   MASON              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE REPORTED IN TOWN.

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW KNOXVILLE          40.92N 90.30W
09/29/2019  M1.00 INCH       KNOX               IL   COCORAHS

            IN PAST 5 HOURS.

0400 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W GREEN VALLEY        40.41N 89.69W
09/29/2019  M50.00 MPH       TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY RAIN AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

0411 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DELAVAN                 40.37N 89.54W
09/29/2019                   TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            611 PINE STREET 3 INCH DIAMETER HEALTY TREE BLOWN DOWN ON
            TOP OF HOUSE AT 607 PINE ST. AT SPRUCE AND 7TH STREET, A
            8 INCH DIAMETER LIMB KNOCKED POWER LINE OFF SIDE OF
            HOUSE. AT 9TH AND ELM, A 4 INCH DIAMETER LIMB WAS BLOWN
            ACROSS THE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE DELAVAN           40.36N 89.49W
09/29/2019                   TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT 2365 LOCUST ROAD, ONE END OF FARM BUILDING IS MISSING
            AND TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

0419 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE DELAVAN           40.35N 89.47W
09/29/2019                   TAZEWELL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT 2228 COUNTY ROAD 2400E, 8-12 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN
            DOWN. CORN PARTIALLY FLATTENED. DELAYED REPORT. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0423 PM     TORNADO          EMDEN                   40.30N 89.49W
09/29/2019                   LOGAN              IL   STORM CHASER

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DE LAND                 40.12N 88.64W
09/29/2019                   PIATT              IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TWO LARGE TREES REPORTED DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0529 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW SEYMOUR            40.13N 88.46W
09/29/2019                   PIATT              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW SEYMOUR            40.14N 88.45W
09/29/2019                   CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MATURE PINE TREES SNAPPED. CROP DAMAGE FROM HAIL.

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     SEYMOUR                 40.10N 88.42W
09/29/2019  E50.00 MPH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WITH PEA SIZED HAIL.

0540 PM     HAIL             1 NW SEYMOUR            40.11N 88.43W
09/29/2019  E1.00 INCH       CHAMPAIGN          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0655 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE FITHIAN            40.09N 87.85W
09/29/2019  E50.00 MPH       VERMILION          IL   EMERGENCY MNGR