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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
752 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/30/25 Tornado Event...


..Pope Township Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.01 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/30/2025
Start Time:             06:30 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 NE Keyesport / Fayette County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.7828 / -89.1919

End Date:               04/30/2025
End Time:               06:38 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SW Shobonier / Fayette County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.8384 / -89.1325


..Shobonier Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    114 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/30/2025
Start Time:             06:48 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SE Shobonier / Fayette County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.8451 / -89.0662

End Date:               04/30/2025
End Time:               06:59 PM CDT
End Location:           4 WNW St. Paul / Fayette County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.8886 / -89.0129

Survey Summary:
Shortly before 7pm, the tornado formed just south of County Road
750 in Fayette County, southeast of Shobonier, damaging trees and
structures at a farm. The tornado tracked northeastward through
fields and pockets of trees before impacting farms along County
Rd 1100. Shortly after this point, the tornado reached its
maximum surveyed strength, where it leveled an outbuilding near
the intersection of County Rd 1100 and E 900 Ave. The tornado
continued northeastward, producing mainly tree damage and minor
structural damage before dissipating shortly after crossing
County Rd 1300 north of Augsburg.

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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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Elmore