Franklin/Loami Tornado of 3/12/2006

Tornado #3:
Franklin to Loami (shorter red line in the image below)

The third tornado of the outbreak was produced by this supercell, as it moved across Morgan and Sangamon Counties. This smaller tornado touched down just northeast of Franklin at 7:58 PM, crossing the Sangamon County line 4 miles northeast of Franklin at 8 PM. It continued northeast, lifting 2 miles north-northeast of Loami at 8:11 PM.

This storm was slightly weaker in intensity, than the one that tracked further north. It was F1 intensity with around 100 mph winds, and was 100 to 200 yards wide. The path length was 11.5 miles. Damage with this tornado consisted of snapped power poles, farm buildings damaged, and tree damage.

Pictures (click images to enlarge):

North of Waverly

East of Franklin

West of Loami