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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
521 PM CDT Wed May 21 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     Tornado          3 N Oakland             39.70N 88.03W
05/20/2025                   Douglas            IL   NWS Storm Survey

            Video evidence of a tornado touching down
            briefly. No damage noted. Rating of EF-U.

0327 PM     Tornado          Latham                  39.97N 89.16W
05/20/2025                   Logan              IL   NWS Storm Survey

            A spotter reported a rain-wrapped tornado
            south of Latham along 2300 Ave. No damage
            was reported. EF-U rating.

0457 PM     Tornado          4 N Royal               40.25N 87.97W
05/20/2025                   Champaign          IL   NWS Storm Survey

            The tornado touched down about 1.5 miles
            southwest of Gerald along County Rd 2000 E
            where it did some tree damage. It then
            damaged an outbuilding along County Rd 2600,
            where it removed about a third of the roof
            and tossed it to the northeast. The tornado
            then dissipated a short time later. EF-0
            rating with estimated peak winds 85 mph.

0506 PM     Tornado          2 SW Collison           40.20N 87.83W
05/20/2025                   Vermilion          IL   NWS Storm Survey

            The weak EF-0 tornado touched down about 4
            miles southwest of Collison where it did
            tree damage. It moved east and was video
            taped by spotters as it passed about 2 miles
            southeast of Collison, where it did more
            tree damage. The tornado progressed
            northeast through the Horseshoe Bottom
            Nature Preserve then did additional tree
            damage along E 200 North Rd before
            dissipating.

0506 PM     Tornado          3 SSW Armstrong         40.27N 87.90W
05/20/2025                   Vermilion          IL   NWS Storm Survey

            The tornado touched down about 3 miles south
            of Armstrong along N 270 East Rd where it
            damaged some trees. It moved east and
            snapped two power poles along N 650 East Rd.
            I was then caught on video approaching
            Potomac Collison Rd before it snapped or
            uprooted around 12 large trees, roughly 2
            foot diameter. The tornado dissipated
            shortly there-after to the east of that
            residence. EF-1 rating with estimated peak
            wind 90 mph.

0539 PM     Tornado          3 ENE Bismarck          40.28N 87.56W
05/20/2025                   Vermilion          IL   NWS Storm Survey

            The tornado touched down about 3 miles east
            of Bismark and produced some tree damage
            along E 2500 North Rd. It progressed to the
            northeast where it damaged the roof of an
            outbuilding before dissipating before
            reaching the Indiana State Line. EF-0 rating
            with estimated peak wind speed 75 mph.


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