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(click on image to enlarge) Radar loop from approximately 2 PM to 8 PM, 4/3/2025 (courtesy of the College of DuPage: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad). |
Overview
Storm Survey Information
Loda, IL Tornado
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Summary: A tornado formed just east of 300E Road along 600N Road, initially causing damage to power poles. The tornado moved rapidly to the northeast, causing damage at a few farmsteads between 400E Road and 500E Road before dissipating just east of 500E Road north of 100N Road. Link to a video of this tornado (shared with permission). |
Cissna Park, IL Tornado
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Summary: A brief tornado formed just south of 500N Road and west of 1000E Road southwest of Cissna Park. This tornado caused damage to the roofs of a farm outbuilding and a large storage building as it moved northeastward, depositing debris downstream to the east/northeast over empty farm fields before dissipating just west of Cissna Park. |
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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When a tornado is known to have occurred but does not cause damage to any qualified damage indicators, or if the only damage is located in an area that is inaccessible to NWS storm survey personnel, then a tornado may be assigned the EF-Unknown (EF-U) rating.
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