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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
541 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...NWS Damage Survey for 10/11/2021 Tornado Event...


.Tornado Confirmed in Wrights, Illinois...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             October 11, 2021
Start Time:             2:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         Wrights, IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.38, -90.30

End Date:               October 11, 2021
End Time:               2:40 PM CDT
End Location:           4 miles NE of Wrights, IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.42, -90.27

A tornado touched down on the southwest side of the town of 
Wrights, IL. The tornado immediately destroyed two new, 
well-built farm buildings, ripping one of from a concrete 
foundation around the perimeter of the building. The 
tornado then moved to the northeast, destroying two more farm 
buildings before crossing Wrights road, where it snapped a 
number of trees and rolled a camper onto a boat. The tornado 
continued to the northeast causing intermittent damage to 
vegetation before finally lifting near the intersection of NE 
850 Ave and Super Slab Rd.

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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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BSH