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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED LOCATION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
445 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

...STORM DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FROM MERCER COUNTY IILLINOIS IN THE 
ALEXIS AREA...

HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORM SURVEY RESULTS FOR A TORNADO IN SOUTHEAST 
MERCER COUNTY AT ALEXIS ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 13 2006

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN THE
QUAD CITIES HAS INITIALLY DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING...

A TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALEXIS AND MOVED EAST ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TOWN CAUSING DAMAGE NORTH OF FIRST AVENUE. 
THE TORNADO DISSIPATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN IN THE AREA CLOSE TO 
THE ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACKS.

THE SURVEY RATED THE TORNADO A HIGH F1 IN ALEXIS WITH WINDS 
ESTIMATED AT 100-110 MPH. THE DAMAGE PATH IS 0.8 OF A MILE LONG WITH 
A WIDTH OF 200 YARDS.

A PARSONAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN HAD 3/4 OF THE ROOF TORN OFF 
WITH THE ROOF BLOWN INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE 
OF TOWN...SEVERAL SHEDS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED WITH 
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. ONE HOUSE HAD ITS ROOF COMPLETELY TORN OFF 
WITH VARYING ROOF DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOUSES. ADDITIONALLY...SEVERAL 
UTILITY POLES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY WILL BE 
AVAILABLE LATER.

FUJITA SCALE
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F0    40-72 MPH
F1    73-112 MPH
F2   113-157 MPH
F3   158-206 MPH
F4   207-260 MPH
F5   260-318 MPH

NOTE THAT THESE ARE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEEDS FOR THE DAMAGE
CATEGORIES.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NWS QUAD CITIES
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DVN/ OR CALL 563-386-3976.

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