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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
432 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 19 TORNADO EVENT...

.SUNFIELD TORNADO IN PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    100 mph
Path length /Statute/:  3.3 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start date:             Mar 19 2020 
Start time:             344 PM CDT
Start location:         Sunfield, Perry County

End date:               Mar 19 2020
End time:               346 PM CDT
End location:           3.3 miles northeast of Sunfield, IL

SURVEY SUMMARY: At least a dozen homes damaged, including four
with major structural damage, including numerous blown out windows 
and roof damage. One home had part of its roof decking removed, 
and another had its attached garage blown apart from the house. At 
least five camper trailers were blown over, with one lofted over 
200 yards across a field. Several outbuildings and garages were 
partly or completely levelled. Dozens of trees were snapped or 
uprooted, and several power lines were either blown down or 
brought down by fallen trees. 

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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Surveyor...RLS