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Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
015 NOUS43 KDVN 242341 CCB PNSDVN IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-250830- Public Information Statement...CORRECTED National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 641 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/20/2025 Tornado Event... .Update #3 The NWS Quad Cities has determined through damage surveys, correspondence with Emergency Management, and corroborating radar data, that at least fourteen tornadoes have occurred in the County Warning Area (CWA). All fourteen of these are in northwest and west central Illinois. Seven were documented as EF1, six as EF0, and one as EFU based on their damage. Eight of the tornadoes impacted Henry County. There was also isolated damaging straight-line winds. This was determined by an NWS damage survey team to be the cause of damage west of Burlington, IA in the Middletown area. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damaged utility poles and trees. .East of Blandinsville Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.01 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 07:37 PM CDT Start Location: 2 S Blandinsville / McDonough County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 40.519800000000004 / -90.8764 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 07:44 PM CDT End Location: 1 NW Sciota / McDonough County / IL End Lat/Lon: 40.5763 / -90.7676 Survey Summary: An EF1 tornado started just south of Blandinsville and tracked to NE along a 7 mile path. Tree damage was noted at numerous locations with large branches and some trees snapped. Power poles in two locations were snapped, resulting in an estimated max wind speed of 100 MPH. .New Boston Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.79 miles Path Width /maximum/: 25 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 07:45 PM CDT Start Location: 2 N New Boston / Mercer County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.2026 / -91.001 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 07:47 PM CDT End Location: 2 SW Mannon / Mercer County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.2096 / -90.9897 Survey Summary: This short-lived tornado brought tree damage, including a large uprooted tree, and a small outbuilding damaged. .Northeast of Sciota Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.96 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 07:47 PM CDT Start Location: 1 NNE Sciota / McDonough County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 40.5732 / -90.7427 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 07:50 PM CDT End Location: 4 NNE Sciota / McDonough County / IL End Lat/Lon: 40.6068 / -90.7087 Survey Summary: An EF1 tornado occurred just to the NE of Sciota. Tree damage was found at the beginning of the 3 mile track. The tornado then strengthened and snapped power poles and eventually destroyed a farm outbuilding, with an max estimated speed of 100 MPH. ..Swan Creek to Youngstown Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.99 miles Path Width /maximum/: 25 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 07:57 PM CDT Start Location: Swan Creek / Warren County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 40.6667 / -90.6556 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:01 PM CDT End Location: 3 NNE Youngstown / Warren County / IL End Lat/Lon: 40.7025 / -90.5959 Survey Summary: Multiple deputies reported seeing a tornado from near Greenbush looking back southwest. Linking that with the garage damage by Swan Creek would make for a short-lived tornado which lines up with radar. No other damage reported by Warren County EMA Director. .Windsor to Ophiem Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.20 miles Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:35 PM CDT Start Location: 2 NNE New Windsor / Mercer County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.2322 / -90.4362 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:38 PM CDT End Location: 1 WNW Ophiem / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.2547 / -90.4062 Survey Summary: EF0 with max wind speed of 85 MPH caused damage to trees and farm outbuildings along its two mile long path. .Victoria-Galva Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 16.48 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:39 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WSW Victoria / Knox County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.0295 / -90.121 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:57 PM CDT End Location: 3 W Kewanee / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.2423 / -89.9832 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down about a mile west of Victoria where it snapped 4 power poles along highway 167. The tornado proceeded to the northeast where it snapped and damaged numerous trees along with damaging a few outbuildings. It went through Galva where it snapped several trees, then it progressed northeast damaging more trees and an outbuilding before dissipating about 3 miles west of Kewanee. .Altona-Bishop Hill Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.41 miles Path Width /maximum/: 120 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:41 PM CDT Start Location: 1 NNE Altona / Knox County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.1325 / -90.1507 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:48 PM CDT End Location: 1 WSW Bishop Hill / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.1946 / -90.1368 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down about 1.5 miles northeast of Altona where it destroyed a hog farm building and tossed it into a nearby outbuilding. It proceeded north into Henry County where it destroyed two large grain bins and tossed the debris for nearly a mile to the northeast. The tornado snapped a power pole and a large tree along US Highway 34 before dissipating along N 300 Ave where it damaged an outbuilding. .Morristown Tornado... Rating: EFU Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.28 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:54 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WSW Morristown / Henry County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.3955 / -90.3117 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:55 PM CDT End Location: 1 W Morristown / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.3996 / -90.312 Survey Summary: EFU with at least a 1/4 mile path was depicted by radar and a scour mark in a freshly plowed field. Corn debris was also found in the fence at this location. ..West of Kewanee IL Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:57 PM CDT Start Location: 4 WSW Kewanee / Henry County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.239 / -89.9942 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 08:58 PM CDT End Location: 4 W Kewanee / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.2418 / -89.9929 Survey Summary: Brief tornado caused damage to a door on an outbuilding. The tornado then caused branch damage before ending shortly. ...Atkinson IL Tornado...... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.28 miles Path Width /maximum/: 25 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:58 PM CDT Start Location: 1 S German Corner / Henry County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.2872 / -90.0363 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 09:05 PM CDT End Location: 2 S Atkinson / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.3904 / -90.0112 Survey Summary: An EF1 tornado formed to the NE of Kewanee and tracked to the north and ended just south of Atkinson. Trees along the 7 mile path were snapped at the trunk. Some branches were downed as well. At the end of the path a structure was destroyed by max winds estimated to be 95 MPH. ..West of Geneseo IL EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:58 PM CDT Start Location: 3 ENE Morristown / Henry County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.4069 / -90.2312 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 09:08 PM CDT End Location: 2 SSW Shady Beach / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.5106 / -90.2178 Survey Summary: A tornadic debris signature was seen on the KDVN Doppler Radar up to 2,900 ft. Corn stubble and leaves were found along the beginning of the path. As the tornado approached the Hennepin Canal, tree damage was found with snapped hardwood trees and other branches. Additional branches were found just southwest of Shady Beach. .Hennepin Canal Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.14 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 08:58 PM CDT Start Location: 3 ESE Dayton / Henry County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.462 / -90.2564 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 09:00 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSE Osborn / Henry County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.4739 / -90.2411 Survey Summary: A brief tornado caused damage to trees. .Cordova Illinois Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.69 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 09:12 PM CDT Start Location: Cordova / Rock Island County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.6761 / -90.3126 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 09:15 PM CDT End Location: 1 NE Cordova / Rock Island County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.6861 / -90.3126 Survey Summary: EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph and a maximum width of 50 yards resulted in several trees being snapped and uprooted throughout the Cordova Cemetery, with many large branches snapped as well. As the tornado continued north, more damage to large tree branches were noted, along with an outdoor swing set and large farm center pivot damaged. .Yorktown Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.03 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/20/2025 Start Time: 09:26 PM CDT Start Location: 1 ENE Yorktown / Bureau County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.5695 / -89.8249 End Date: 04/20/2025 End Time: 09:28 PM CDT End Location: 2 NE Yorktown / Whiteside County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.5845 / -89.824 Survey Summary: One power pole was snapped at the beginning of the path. Three other power poles were replaced as well. This tornado then tracked north and led to tree damage just across county border into Whiteside County. && 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. $$