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EF2 tornado in Boone County, Illinois

Tornado November 22, 2010 · Boone County, Illinois

EF2
Rating
18.1 mi
Whole path
200 yd
Path width
6
Injuries
$5.0M
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Winnebago County → Boone County → McHenry County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado which touched down in eastern Winnebago County, crossed into western Boone County and moved across largely open rural fields towards the town of Caledonia. Significant damage occurred to at least six buildings in Caledonia, with approximately 20 additional buildings sustaining minor damage. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted, and a grain bin partially collapsed. The tornado was again likely at EF2 intensity at this time. The tornado then continued northeast from Caledonia, downing several power poles and causing damage ranging from blown off roofs to completely destroying at least three farm outbuildings. One of these buildings, located two miles northwest of Capron, had also been damaged during the January 2008 tornado. The tornado then crossed into McHenry County.

The wider storm

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon hours of November 22nd. These storms produced two tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and some flooding.

Began near Argyle (42.3413, -88.9403).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244227. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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