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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
653 PM CST Sun Feb 23 2014

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/20/2014 TORNADO EVENT...UPDATE

.OVERVIEW...A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY PERSONNEL 
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ST LOUIS FOR 
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ILLINOIS...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  6.3 MILES 
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             FEB 20 2014
START TIME:             409 PM CST
START LOCATION:         4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NOKOMIS
START LAT/LON:          39.2586 / -89.2340

END DATE:               FEB 20 2014
END TIME:               414 PM CST
END LOCATION:           7.7 MILES EAST OF NOKOMIS
END LAT/LON:            39.3139 / -89.1400

SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO PRIMARILY CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE
TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND TREES ALONG ITS PATH. HOWEVER...IT DID
DESTROY A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TOWER ABOUT 4 AND
ONE-HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF NOKOMIS.

NOTE: THIS TORNADO MAY BE THE START OF THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED
THE DAMAGE SOUTH OF PANA IN SHELBY AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES...AS
REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LINCOLN. THE
LINCOLN OFFICE PLANS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES IN SOUTHWEST
SHELBY COUNTY TOMORROW.

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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