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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
835 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 /935 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/25 Tornado Event...

A National Weather Service survey team has confirmed two
tornadoes in southern Iroquois County from Wednesday`s storms.

.Loda Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Apr 02,2025
Start Time:             5:00 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSE Loda, IL
Start Lat/Lon:          40.4881 / -88.0557

End Date:               Apr 02,2025
End Time:               5:02 PM CDT
End Location:           3 ESE Loda, IL
End Lat/Lon:            40.5069 / -88.0195

An EF-1 tornado occurred in far southern Iroquois County
Wednesday. The tornado formed just east of 300E Road along 600N
Road, causing damage to multiple power poles. The tornado moved
rapidly to the northeast, causing damage to outbuildings at a farm
on 400E Road and 100N Road before dissipating long 500E Road just
north of 100N Road.


.Cissna Park Torando...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Apr 02,2025
Start Time:             5:09 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WSW Cissna Park
Start Lat/Lon:          40.5542 / -87.9397

End Date:               Apr 02,2025
End Time:               5:10 PM CDT
End Location:           1 W Cissna Park
End Lat/Lon:            40.5685 / -87.9025

A brief EF-0 tornado formed along 500N Road, just west of 1000E
Road, causing damage to outbuildings at a farm. The tornado
deposited debris downstream to the east over empty farm fields
before dissipating shortly after.

&&

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.

$$

Lenning/Birk/Izzi