EF2 tornado in La Salle County, Illinois

Tornado February 28, 2017 · La Salle County, Illinois

EF2

Rating

5.6 mi

Whole path

75 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through La Salle County → Livingston County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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 began east of Rutland, producing isolated tree damage.The tornado increased in intensity as it crossed into Livingston County, where it tore the roof off of a house as it was likely at its peak intensity of EF2.

The wider storm

The late afternoon into the evening of Tuesday, February 28 brought a favorable setup for severe weather, including strong tornadoes across much of the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Lower Great Lakes regions.There were seven tornadoes confirmed in the NWS Chicago county warning area.Large hail was reported in numerous areas.

Began near Rutland (40.9791, -89.0123).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 La Salle County 2 dead EF3 La Salle County EF1 Ogle County EF0 La Salle County EF0 Grundy County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244230. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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