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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
659 PM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/20/2025 Tornado Event...

Two additional tornadoes were confirmed from Sunday evening`s
severe storms. This brings the event total for NWS Central IL
up to three tornadoes.

.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.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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