June 22, 2015 Storm Damage Surveys & Event Summary

Soggy in the Pacific Northwest; Cool and Snowy in the Northeast

Periods of heavy rain on top of already saturated soils will lead to additional flooding and continued threats of landslides across western Washington. A series of weather systems originating in Canada will produce areas of snow and lake effect snow across the Great Lakes and Northeast. Santa Ana winds will warm southern California and keep fire weather threats elevated. Read More >

WHITESIDE COUNTY TORNADO #1... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.19 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUN 22 2015 START TIME: 714 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF ROCK FALLS IL START LAT/LON: 41.7909 / -89.6707 END DATE: JUNE 22 2015 END TIME: 718 PM CDT END LOCATION: 2.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCK FALLS IL END LAT/LON: 41.7686 / -89.6402 SURVEY SUMMARY: MAINLY DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES. WHITESIDE COUNTY TORNADO #2... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.56 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUN 22 2015 START TIME: 716 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCK FALLS IL START LAT/LON: 41.736 / -89.6509 END DATE: JUN 22 2015 END TIME: 720 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3.5 MILES WEST OF HARMON IL END LAT/LON: 41.7099 / -89.6174 SURVEY SUMMARY: MAINLY DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES. DAMAGE TO SIDING ON HOUSE. EDGINGTON IL TORNADO... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 120 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUN 22 2015 START TIME: 715 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1.3 W EDGINGTON / ROCK ISLAND / IL START LAT/LON: 41.3836 / -90.7944 END DATE: JUN 22 2015 END TIME: 723 PM CDT END LOCATION: 2.2 E EDGINGTON / ROCK ISLAND / IL END LAT/LON: 41.3722 / -90.7164 SURVEY SUMMARY: SEVERAL HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED WITH ROOFS TORN OFF. SEVERAL DETACHED GARAGES DESTROYED. LARGE TREE TRUNKS SNAPPED AND TREES UPROOTED. NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS SURVEYED DAMAGE IN SCOTLAND AND CLARK COUNTIES IN MISSOURI AS WELL, WHERE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAUSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF TREE DAMAGE.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES BASED ON THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSE. 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.