The heat continues along and east of the Mississippi River. The most significant cumulative heat impacts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic through today and eastern Ohio Valley through Friday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall potential from the Southwest, Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next couple of days. A disturbance near the Marianas may bring flooding. Read More >
Overview
Scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms tracked northeast across areas generally north of I 80 the afternoon and evening of August 16, as a warm front lifted into east central Iowa and northwest Illinois. Between 720 and 7:30 pm, one shower located along the warm front about 3 miles west of Freeport, IL produced two tornadoes, which caused some minor damage to a house; as well as some crop and tree damage. Another brief tornado occurred approx 5 mi WNW of Elizabeth, IL where extensive tree damage was seen. South of Interstate 80, showers more isolated in nature were observed. Elsewhere, partly to mostly cloudy skies prevailed, with temperatures in the low to mid 80s. |
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Tornadoes:
Tornado 1 - 5 West of Freeport, IL
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Tornado 2 - 4.5 NW of Freeport, IL
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Tornado 2 - 4.8 WNW of Elizabeth, IL
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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 |
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Pearl City RD (survey) |
Bolton RD (survey) |
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Lily Creek RD (survey) |
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