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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
543 PM CST Mon Jan 13 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE JANUARY 11, 2020, UNION COUNTY, 
ILLINOIS, TORNADO... 

.WARE, ILLINOIS, TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    100 mph
Path length /Statute/:  0.9 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             Zero
Injuries:               Zero

Start date:             1/11/2020
Start time:             2:02 AM CST 
Start location:         0.3 miles SSW of Ware, Illinois

End date:               1/11/2020
End time:               2:03 AM CST 
End location:           0.7 miles E of Ware, Illinois 

SURVEY_SUMMARY: The tornado snapped large tree branches in the 
town of Ware. Metal roofing was removed from a farm outbuilding. A
large open storage building was overturned and destroyed. 
Shingles were removed from the roof of a hunting club. Another 
home had its roof lifted slightly by the tornado causing water 
damage. The roof of a metal storage building was lofted and 
overturned. Hundreds of decoy ducks were tossed and broken near 
the hunting club. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along 
the path of the tornado. 


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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PS/DWS