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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
712 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025 /812 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025/

...NWS Damage Survey for Jackson and Perry Co., Tornado Event...

.Update...Survey information has been updated to include new
beginning point further into northern Jackson Co. IL.

.DuQuoin/St. Johns Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             12:10 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 NW Vergennes / Jackson County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          37.9299 / -89.3598

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               12:23 AM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Tamaroa / Perry County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.0833 / -89.1815

Survey Summary:
An EF-2 tornado began near Zoller Road in Jackson County just
south of the Perry County line. Moving northeast, the tornado
crossed into Perry County, where about 50 homes in the county
suffered damage, and five were left uninhabitable, mostly in the
St. John community. In the industrial park on the west side of Du
Quion, one metal building machine shop was completely collapsed.
Numerous wooden power poles were broken along the path, including
a few high capacity electrical poles northeast of St. John on
Kimmel Road. Reaching Highway 154 northeast of Du Quion, the
tornado blew out the windows of the historic Paradise Church and
toppled numerous gravestones in the adjacent cemetery. After
snapping a few tree trunks behind the church, the tornado
dissipated. Hundreds of trees along the path were snapped,
uprooted, or suffered the loss of large limbs.

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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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