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ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030545-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1240 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2023


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/2023 Crawford County Tornado...

.Robinson Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  27.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.38 yards
Fatalities:             3
Injuries:               8

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             8:58 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SW Sainte Marie / Jasper County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9018 / -88.0604
Fatalities: 	        3
Injuries:				8

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               9:21 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NE Palestine / Crawford County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.0306 / -87.5746

&&

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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ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030545-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1240 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2023


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/2023 Crawford County Tornado...

.Robinson Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  27.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.38 yards
Fatalities:             3
Injuries:               8

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             8:58 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SW Sainte Marie / Jasper County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9018 / -88.0604
Fatalities: 	        3
Injuries:				8

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               9:21 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NE Palestine / Crawford County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.0306 / -87.5746

Survey Writeup:

The survey team determined that the Robinson Tornado began in 
eastern Jasper County south of the town, Sainte Marie, along County 
Highway 16 (E 400th Ave).  Initial damage along the path was of the 
EF0 variety with sporadic tree damage extending northeastward toward 
the Jasper/Crawford county line.

As the tornadic storm crossed into Crawford County, the survey team 
began to observe damage of the EF1-EF2 variety.  Minor structural 
damage along County Highway 1 (N 200th St) near Pierceburg occurred 
to a machine shed where its roof structure collapsed.  Additionally, 
numerous wooden power poles were snapped and heavy damage to trees 
was noted with tops sheared off about 30 feet AGL.  Structural 
damage to homes of the EF1-EF2 variety occurred as the tornadic 
storm moved northeastward across County Highway 15 (E 700th Ave). 
There, the survey team observed two single family homes with major 
roof damage, one of which had a portion of the roof uplifted.  There 
was also a mobile home that was torn in half with its debris strewn 
about 20 yards in opposite directions.  Trees, while sparse in this 
area, were sheared about 20-30 feet AGL.  Further east along county 
Highway 15 (E 700th Ave), structural damage occurred to a large 
machine shed where a stationary semi-trailer blew into its west-
facing wall causing the entire structure to fail.  The debris from 
the large machine shed then blew into an old, poorly anchored single-
family residence and caused exterior walls to slide off its 
foundation.

Over the next 3 miles along the path of the tornadic storm, and just 
before it reached the south side of Robinson, the survey crew 
struggled to navigate the road network.  This was due to flooding 
along several creek branches stemming off the Embarras River.  In 
additional to the flooding, we were met by several utility 
roadblocks between N 700th St and N 1000th St, with the power 
companies working to restore the electrical infrastructure. 
Nevertheless, we were able to observe several distant tree lines 
along the path with trees sheared off 20-30 feet AGL.  This, along 
with supplemental drone footage, was enough for us to determine, 
despite navigation challenges, that the tornado remained on the 
ground as it approached Robinson.

As the tornadic storm moved into the southside of Robinson, it 
narrowly missed a major oil refiner.  The tornado did destroy two 
manufactured homes resulting in two fatalities, on in each 
structure, as it crossed County Highway 9 (N 1100th St) near the 
interchange of E 900th Ave and N 1200 St.  The damage to structures, 
trees, and wooden power poles on the south side of Robinson was 
determined to be of the EF1-EF2 variety.

Heavy structural damage (EF3 variety) and an additional fatality was 
then noted on the eastside of Robinson near the interchange of State 
Highway 1 and E 1050th Ave where a two-story masonry building 
experienced failure to its top story walls.  The adjacent properties 
also experienced EF2-EF3 damage where the exterior walls of two 
single-family homes collapsed.  The damage to trees and utility 
poles in this area was extensive due to the amount of debris strewn 
toward the northeast.  Damage from strong RFD winds was likely 
accompanying the tornado at this point, making it difficult for the 
survey team to determine the width of the tornado, but the team 
ultimately estimated that the tornado was about one-third of a mile 
in width as it exited the eastside of Robinson.

The tornadic storm then moved over Robinson Municipal Airport 
destroying airport hangers and a small outbuilding.  The progressive 
collapse of the rigid frames of the metal building systems, which 
included steel beams measuring greater than 18 inches in diameter, 
caused the survey team to estimate EF3 damage at this point.

A continuous track of EF1 damage then extended northeastward across 
County Highway 5 (N 1800th St) where multiple single-family homes 
exhibited large sections of their roof structure removed. 
Additionally, multiple large machine sheds experienced a collapse to 
its wall structures. 

The survey team concluded that the storm likely maintained its 
intensity as it tracked northeast toward the Wabash River (i.e. the 
Illinois/Indiana state line), noting about a quarter-mile wide swath 
of heavy tree damage to distant tree lines as it continued northeast 
toward the river.

At this time, while preliminary, the survey team concludes the 
tornado to have been one, continuous path as it extended from eastern 
Jasper County to the Illinois/Indiana state line, a path length of 
nearly 28 miles.  Much damage along the path reached the EF1 scale 
level (86-110 mph) with a few pockets where winds reached the EF3 
scale level (136-165 mph).  At its peak intensity, the estimated 
width of the tornado was about one-third of a mile wide.

NWS Lincoln would like to give special thanks to both the Crawford 
County EMA (Brad Midgett) and Crawford County Sheriff (William 
Rutan) for their assistance in performing this survey, as well as 
their tireless service to their communities. 

&&

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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ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-030545-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1240 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2023


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/2023 Crawford County Tornado...

.Robinson Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  27.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.38 miles
Fatalities:             3
Injuries:               8

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             8:58 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SW Sainte Marie / Jasper County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9018 / -88.0604
Fatalities: 	        3
Injuries:				8

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               9:21 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NE Palestine / Crawford County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.0306 / -87.5746

Survey Writeup:

The survey team determined that the Robinson Tornado began in 
eastern Jasper County south of the town, Sainte Marie, along County 
Highway 16 (E 400th Ave).  Initial damage along the path was of the 
EF0 variety with sporadic tree damage extending northeastward toward 
the Jasper/Crawford county line.

As the tornadic storm crossed into Crawford County, the survey team 
began to observe damage of the EF1-EF2 variety.  Minor structural 
damage along County Highway 1 (N 200th St) near Pierceburg occurred 
to a machine shed where its roof structure collapsed.  Additionally, 
numerous wooden power poles were snapped and heavy damage to trees 
was noted with tops sheared off about 30 feet AGL.  Structural 
damage to homes of the EF1-EF2 variety occurred as the tornadic 
storm moved northeastward across County Highway 15 (E 700th Ave). 
There, the survey team observed two single family homes with major 
roof damage, one of which had a portion of the roof uplifted.  There 
was also a mobile home that was torn in half with its debris strewn 
about 20 yards in opposite directions.  Trees, while sparse in this 
area, were sheared about 20-30 feet AGL.  Further east along county 
Highway 15 (E 700th Ave), structural damage occurred to a large 
machine shed where a stationary semi-trailer blew into its west-
facing wall causing the entire structure to fail.  The debris from 
the large machine shed then blew into an old, poorly anchored single-
family residence and caused exterior walls to slide off its 
foundation.

Over the next 3 miles along the path of the tornadic storm, and just 
before it reached the south side of Robinson, the survey crew 
struggled to navigate the road network.  This was due to flooding 
along several creek branches stemming off the Embarras River.  In 
additional to the flooding, we were met by several utility 
roadblocks between N 700th St and N 1000th St, with the power 
companies working to restore the electrical infrastructure. 
Nevertheless, we were able to observe several distant tree lines 
along the path with trees sheared off 20-30 feet AGL.  This, along 
with supplemental drone footage, was enough for us to determine, 
despite navigation challenges, that the tornado remained on the 
ground as it approached Robinson.

As the tornadic storm moved into the southside of Robinson, it 
narrowly missed a major oil refiner.  The tornado did destroy two 
manufactured homes resulting in two fatalities, on in each 
structure, as it crossed County Highway 9 (N 1100th St) near the 
interchange of E 900th Ave and N 1200 St.  The damage to structures, 
trees, and wooden power poles on the south side of Robinson was 
determined to be of the EF1-EF2 variety.

Heavy structural damage (EF3 variety) and an additional fatality was 
then noted on the eastside of Robinson near the interchange of State 
Highway 1 and E 1050th Ave where a two-story masonry building 
experienced failure to its top story walls.  The adjacent properties 
also experienced EF2-EF3 damage where the exterior walls of two 
single-family homes collapsed.  The damage to trees and utility 
poles in this area was extensive due to the amount of debris strewn 
toward the northeast.  Damage from strong RFD winds was likely 
accompanying the tornado at this point, making it difficult for the 
survey team to determine the width of the tornado, but the team 
ultimately estimated that the tornado was about one-third of a mile 
in width as it exited the eastside of Robinson.

The tornadic storm then moved over Robinson Municipal Airport 
destroying airport hangers and a small outbuilding.  The progressive 
collapse of the rigid frames of the metal building systems, which 
included steel beams measuring greater than 18 inches in diameter, 
caused the survey team to estimate EF3 damage at this point.

A continuous track of EF1 damage then extended northeastward across 
County Highway 5 (N 1800th St) where multiple single-family homes 
exhibited large sections of their roof structure removed. 
Additionally, multiple large machine sheds experienced a collapse to 
its wall structures. 

The survey team concluded that the storm likely maintained its 
intensity as it tracked northeast toward the Wabash River (i.e. the 
Illinois/Indiana state line), noting about a quarter-mile wide swath 
of heavy tree damage to distant tree lines as it continued northeast 
toward the river.

At this time, while preliminary, the survey team concludes the 
tornado to have been one, continuous path as it extended from eastern 
Jasper County to the Illinois/Indiana state line, a path length of 
nearly 28 miles.  Much damage along the path reached the EF1 scale 
level (86-110 mph) with a few pockets where winds reached the EF3 
scale level (136-165 mph).  At its peak intensity, the estimated 
width of the tornado was about one-third of a mile wide.

NWS Lincoln would like to give special thanks to both the Crawford 
County EMA (Brad Midgett) and Crawford County Sheriff (William 
Rutan) for their assistance in performing this survey, as well as 
their tireless service to their communities. 

&&

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.

$$