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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
613 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025 /713 PM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025/

...NWS Damage Survey for the April 2, 2025, Tornado Event -
Update #7...

.Update...A National Weather Service damage survey found one
tornado impacted parts of both Saline and Gallatin County, both
in southern Illinois, on the evening of Wednesday, 10 2, 2025. As
of 6 PM CDT on Saturday, April 5, 2025, a total of nine tornadoes
have been confirmed to have impacted the NWS Paducah County
Warning Area from this severe weather event. Additional damage
surveys are planned in the coming days.

.Saline/Gallatin County, IL...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             08:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Equality / Saline County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7749 / -88.3899

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               08:20 PM CDT
End Location:           4 WNW Ridgway / Gallatin County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            37.8244 / -88.3244

Survey Summary:
A brief EF-1 tornado began just southeast of El Dorado, IL, along
Highway 142 at Grayson Lane. Moving northeast, it crossed from
Saline County into Gallatin County before ending just north of
the Elba community along Zion Cemetery Road. Long its path, the
tornado broke a wooden power pole, uprooted trees, snapped tree
trunks, and removed the roof covering of a few outbuildings.

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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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CLW/DWS