A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage in St. Clair County. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds around 100 mph.
A tornado touched down just north of County Road 25 on Joshua Drive and traveled east-northeast paralleling County Road 25 for 2.92 miles before lifting just to the west of Mopar Drive, south of County Road 25. Along the path, approximately 50 trees were snapped or uprooted. At its widest point, the tornado was 75 yards wide.
|