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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
912 PM CST Sat Dec 11 2021


...NWS Damage Survey for 12/10/2021 Tornado Event Update #2...


...Edwardsville Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    150 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.6539 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300.0 yards
Fatalities:             6
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/09/2021
Start Time:             08:28 PM CST
Start Location:         2 ESE Mitchell / Madison County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7611 / -90.0482

End Date:               12/11/2021
End Time:               08:32 PM CST
End Location:           1 SW Edwardsville / Madison County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.7809 / -89.9855

Survey Summary: A strong tornado touched down just to the
northeast of the I-270/I-255 interchange at 8:28 PM CST. The
tornado moved northeast and intensified rapidly after crossing 
I-255, striking an Amazon warehouse. The west-facing walls of the
warehouse collapsed inward, resulting in multiple structural 
failures, including additional walls and the loss of a large 
segment of the roof. This was the worst damage along the entire 
tornado track rated EF-3. Cars in the rear of the building were 
strewn eastward and power lines and several large high tension 
towers were also destroyed. There are an unknown number of 
injuries, and thus far 6 fatalities at the Amazon facility. The 
tornado weakened as it moved northeast across Sand Road, 
where it destroyed an unanchored mobile home and an outbuilding,  
snapped trees, and downed power poles. Damage in this area was 
rated EF-1. Further northeast, the tornado crossed South 
University Drive where it snapped a power pole and downed 
additional trees. It then crossed into the Sunset Hills Country 
Club subdivision. Throughout a portion of the subdivision, there 
were downed trees, snapped branches, and superficial home damage 
consisting of missing shingles or small portions of roof covering.
The tornado weakened further as it moved northeast, and lifted as
it crossed Butler Boulevard at 8:32 PM CST. Noteworthy is debris 
from the Amazon warehouse was found along the entire track of this
storm, tens of miles to the northeast of the warehouse. 


...Ramsey Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  33.7651 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   690.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/10/2021
Start Time:             08:53 PM CST
Start Location:         1 SSE Sorento / Bond County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9854 / -89.5697

End Date:               12/10/2021
End Time:               09:27 PM CST
End Location:           2 W Herrick / Fayette County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.2158 / -89.0237

Survey Summary: The tornado first touched down south of Sorento on
New Douglas Road, west of Sorento Reservoir, where it snapped 
several trees. The tornado moved northeast, passing east of 
Donnellson crossing Mt. Moriah Avenue and moving over the southern
portion of Coffeen Lake. The damage in this area consisted of 
downed and snapped trees rated EF-1. As the tornado continued 
northeast, it crossed IL Route 185 where it destroyed an 
outbuilding, snapped trees, and downed power lines. Near the 
intersection of School House Avenue and Dads Trail, extensive tree
damage was observed. Further northeast, the tornado crossed 
Fillmore Lake, moving through Bingham, snapping additional trees. 
The tornado intensified and widened as it moved across the 
southeast portion of Ramsey State Park and across US Highway 51
north of Ramsey. The tornado continued to track northeast, 
crossing IL Route 14 around 2 miles west of Herrick, continuing
into Shelby County. Along this portion of the track, power poles 
were snapped, and the tree damage was extremely impressive, with a
wide swath of snapped and twisted trees. 

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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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Elmore/Glass/Beitscher