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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
813 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2025 Tornado Event Update #3...

.Update...Confirmed 4 more tornadoes

.Forsyth Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.49 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   10 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             04:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NE Warrensburg / Macon County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.9628 / -89.0187

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               04:37 PM CDT
End Location:           4 NW Forsyth / Macon County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.9737 / -88.9946

Survey Summary:
An EF-U tornado was video recorded about 2 miles northwest of
Forsyth. No damage was reported nor found.

.Jewett Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             06:28 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SW Jewett / Cumberland County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.1816 / -88.302

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               06:33 PM CDT
End Location:           Jewett / Cumberland County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.2126 / -88.2382

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down about 1 mile south of Woodbury and
tracked to the northeast at 55 mph. It stayed south of Hwy 40 and
went through Jewett, dissipating on the east side of Jewett.
Along its 4 mile path, it damaged several roofs and snapped off
trees and branches.

.Cumberland-Clark-Edgar Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  44.62 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             06:33 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 NNW Jewett / Cumberland County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2341 / -88.247

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               07:09 PM CDT
End Location:           3 ESE Vermilion / Edgar County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.5601 / -87.5319

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down about 2.5 miles south of Toledo where it
uprooted a very large tree into an outbuilding. The long-lived
tornado progressed at 65 to 75 mph to the northeast through
Cumberland, Clark and Edgar counties before crossing into
Indiana. The tornado caused mainly EF-0 and EF-1 damage, but it
had pulses of EF-2 damage with wind speeds of 115 mph, where it
snapped off over 20 power poles and numerous very large and
healthy hardwood trees south of Union Center. Several outbuildings
and garages were destroyed during its peak intensity as well.
The tornado crossed into Indiana in Edgar County, about 1 mile
north of Sandford, IN.

.Dennison Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             07:02 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NE Marshall / Clark County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.4188 / -87.6397

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               07:09 PM CDT
End Location:           4 NE Dennison / Edgar County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.5066 / -87.5408

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down about 3 miles northeast of Marshall just
south of I-70 where it blew over 2 semi-trucks. The tornado then
quickly progressed to the northeast at around 60 mph through NE
Clark County and SE Edgar County before dissipating just before
the Indiana border. The tornado quickly reached EF-1 intensity
with 100 mph winds damaging 8 large buildings and several trees
at a hog farm. The debris from that farm was carried and
deposited for the entire length of the tornados` 8 mile path. The
majority of the damage beyond the farm was to trees, but a few
power lines and some outbuildings were also damaged.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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.

$$

Shimon/Auten