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EF0 Tornado — Henry, Illinois

2025-04-20 · near Opheim, Henry, Illinois

$1K

Property damage

2.2 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An EF-0 tornado with max wind speed of 85 MPH caused damage to trees and farm outbuildings along its two mile long path.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms lifted north northeastward across northwest Illinois, mainly south of Interstate 80, on the evening of April 20th. This brought numerous tornadoes to the area as well as straight-line wind damage. Fourteen tornadoes occurred in northwest Illinois. 7 of them were EF-1, 5 EF-0, and 1 EF-U. The longest track tornado of the event was on the ground for 16 miles and traveled from Victoria in Knox County through Galva before lifting west of Kewanee in Henry County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251984. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.