Fisher Illinois Tornado - July 12th, 2021

Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1135 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2021 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/12/2021 TORNADO EVENT... SEVERAL COLD AIR FUNNELS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MONDAY AFTERNOON. ONE OF THESE FUNNELS BECAME A TORNADO WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES WNW OF FISHER, ILLINOIS. .2 WNW FISHER TORNADO... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.7 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUL 12, 2021 START TIME: 12:30 PM CDT START LOCATION: 2 WNW FISHER / CHAMPAIGN CO, IL END DATE: JUL 12, 2021 END TIME: 12:35 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3 ESE FOOSLAND / CHAMPAIGN CO, IL THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHEAST OF A FARMSTEAD AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THE SOUTH WALL OF A MACHINE SHED WAS BLOWN IN AND METAL PANELING FROM THE ROOF WAS PEELED AWAY AND BLOWN INTO AN ADJACENT CORN FIELD. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF ILLINOIS 47. && EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$