The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. 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. $$
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