EF1 tornado in La Salle County, Illinois
Tornado February 28, 2017 · La Salle County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through La Salle County → La Salle County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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 the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado moved along N 30th Road south of Interstate 80 and produced damage at two farmsteads, both on the north side of the road, and to a tower on the south side of the road. Videos of this tornado suggested the condensation funnel possibly was wider than documented by the survey, but the path width was estimated based on the areas of damage. (Tornado #3 of 7).
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 (mmo)marseilles (41.3648, -88.7066).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 674617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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