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Tornado #9: Tuscola (Douglas County)

Summary:

Rating:	EF-1
Peak wind:	100 mph
Touched down:	12:45 pm CST 2.5 miles north-northeast of Tuscola
Lifted:	12:50m CST 1.8 miles northwest of Villa Grove
Path length:	5.2 miles
Path width:	1/4 mile
Fatalities:	0
Injuries:	0

Touch down occurred in the country north of Tuscola, just west of I-57. The tornado crossed the interstate and did minor damage to two residents and destroyed several farm out buildings. The tornado then traveled northeast and merged with the Villa Grove tornado, just northwest of Villa Grove.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Tuscola Tornado of 11/17/2013