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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
607 PM CDT Thu Mar 20 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/19/2025 Tornado Event...
...Corrected EFU tornado name to 3 ESE Banner and to add comments...

.3 ESE Banner Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  0.56 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/19/2025
Start Time:             02:49 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 ESE Banner / Tazewell County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          40.4993 / -89.847

End Date:               03/19/2025
End Time:               02:50 PM CDT
End Location:           4 E Banner / Tazewell County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            40.5048 / -89.8393

Survey Summary:
A broadcast meteorologist video taped a brief tornado touchdown in
Spring Lake Township about 3 miles SW of Pekin. The tornado
progressed toward Pekin before dissipating. No damage was noted.

.Rardin Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.72 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/19/2025
Start Time:             04:52 PM CDT
Start Location:         Rardin / Coles County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.6081 / -88.1098

End Date:               03/19/2025
End Time:               04:54 PM CDT
End Location:           1 N Rardin / Coles County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.6142 / -88.099

Survey Summary:
The structural damage was found near the start of the tornado
track, west of the intersection of county roads 1600N and 2000E.
Here, a farm outbuilding was destroyed, and siding torn off a
nearby house. 

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

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

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: There were several tornado reports that were 
received during the severe weather event on Wednesday March 19. 
Local Storm Reports (LSRs) for those tornadoes were issued from the 
NWS office in Lincoln at the time due to radar signatures and 
environment that supported those reports. Subsequent analysis of 
videos and further contact with spotters in the areas of the 
tornadoes indicated that most of those circulations were actually 
gustnadoes and not tornadoes. Gustnadoes are surface-based 
circulations that develope along a gust front. Therefore, we have 
decided to not declare any additional tornadoes at this time. This 
statement is preliminary pending any additional information.

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Shimon/Geelhart