Two EF-1 Tornadoes Near the Illinois River Valley March 28th

Tornadoes

Ipava Tornado FULTON COUNTY Date March 28, 2020 Time (Local) 8:01 - 8:04 pm CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 95 - 100 mph Path Length 2.1 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: A circulation rapidly developed in a line of thunderstorms in southwest Fulton County just before 8 pm. A tornado developed at 8:01 pm about 1.1 miles south-southeast of Ipava, IL, moving to the northeast around 45 mph. The tornado damaged a barn, the roofs of two houses, a front porch, a gazebo, trees and outbuildings. As the tornado continued to the northeast it severely damaged a large outbuilding. The tornado moved through open fields, crossed U.S. Route 136 and then dissipated about 1.8 miles east of Ipava. Track Map

NWS Lincoln Radar Image at the beginning of the Ipava tornado - 8:01 pm, March 28th NWS Lincoln Radar Image - 8:03 pm, March 28th  Red shades are wind moving right to left,  Green shades are wind moving left to right NWS Lincoln Radar Image at the end of the Ipava tornado - 8:04 pm, March 28th Tornado damage to outbuilding near Ipava, IL Photo by Fulton County ESDA Tornado damage to outbuilding near Ipava, IL Photo by Fulton County ESDA

Peoria Tornado PEORIA COUNTY Date March 28, 2020 Time (Local) 8:58 - 9:03 pm CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 95 - 100  mph Path Length 3.3 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 / 0 Summary: A tornado developed around 8:58 pm about 0.25 mile E of the General Wayne A Downing Peoria Airport, on S Skyway Rd just north of W Smithville Rd, where it damaged several trees, some home roofing, and several yards wood fencing. The tornado tracked to the northeast around 50 mph. A power transformer was knocked down in that neighborhood, along with additional tree damage as the tornado eventually progressed across I-474. A tree was snapped off in the Lutheran Cemetery. Tree limbs were damaged in the neighborhood to the northeast of the cemetery. The tornado crossed Harmon Highway/IL Route 116 and damaged roofs at the Madison Park Shopping Center. Numerous trees were then damaged and uprooted on the west side of the Madison Park Golf Course, where the tornado increased to its maximum intensity. The tornado then crossed into a subdivision damaging trees and roofs of houses near West Moss Avenue and North Kickapoo Terrace. The tornado dissipated around 9:03 pm just before reaching the eastern portion of Saint Mary's Cemetery. Track Map

NWS Lincoln Radar Image - 858 pm Left Image - Reflectivity (rain) Right Image - Storm Relative Velocity Red shades = wind moving top to bottom Green shades = wind moving bottom to top NWS Lincoln Radar Image - 903 pm Left Image - Reflectivity (rain) Right Image - Storm Relative Velocity Red Shades = wind move top to bottom Green Shades = wind moving bottom to top Roof Damage from tornado at Madison Park Shopping Center Photo by Ed Shimon Tree Damage from tornado at Madison Park Golf Course Photo by Ed Shimon

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Storm Reports for March 28, 2020

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

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

1050 AM     HAIL             GLENARM                 39.62N 89.67W
03/28/2020  E1.00 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

1101 AM     HAIL             4 S ROCHESTER           39.69N 89.54W
03/28/2020  M1.25 INCH       SANGAMON           IL   PUBLIC

1105 AM     HAIL             5 NW KINCAID            39.64N 89.49W
03/28/2020  E1.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            WEST SIDE OF SANGCHRIS LAKE STATE PARK

1129 AM     HAIL             1 S MOUNT AUBURN        39.75N 89.26W
03/28/2020  E1.75 INCH       CHRISTIAN          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1140 AM     HAIL             BLUE MOUND              39.70N 89.12W
03/28/2020  E1.75 INCH       MACON              IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED BY EMA

1204 PM     HAIL             1 E HARRISTOWN          39.84N 89.05W
03/28/2020  M0.50 INCH       MACON              IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            US-51 AT I-72 OVERPASS

0330 PM     HAIL             VERMILION               39.58N 87.59W
03/28/2020  E2.00 INCH       EDGAR              IL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL HAIL STONES FROM HALF DOLLAR TO LIME SIZE, AS
            SEEN VIA PHOTOS. DELAYED REPORT.

0538 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W ONEIDA              41.07N 90.24W
03/28/2020                   KNOX               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CONE FUNNEL WITH RAPID ROTATION.

0801 PM     TORNADO          2 S IPAVA               40.32N 90.32W
03/28/2020                   FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.

0807 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE IPAVA              40.37N 90.30W
03/28/2020  E75.00 MPH       FULTON             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ESTIMATED 75 MPH WINDS FOR TWO MINUTES

0900 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 E PEORIA INTERNATIONA 40.67N 89.66W
03/28/2020                   PEORIA             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0901 PM     TORNADO          1 E PEORIA INTERNATIONA 40.67N 89.66W 
03/28/2020                   PEORIA IL               NWS STORM SURVEY


0932 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E CAZENOVIA           40.85N 89.28W
03/28/2020  M66.00 MPH       WOODFORD           IL   STORM CHASER