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Tornado in Montgomery County, Illinois

Tornado May 28, 2020 · Montgomery County, Illinois

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Not rated

2.9 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Based on multiple images and videos provided by several parties, a landspout tornado formed at approximately 2250 UTC and tracked along the I-55 corridor. The starting and ending points are estimated and based on information received.

The wider storm

As a cold front moved through the region, widespread showers and storms developed. Some of the storms produced damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and even one isolated tornado.

Began near Barnett (39.3127, -89.6706).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 887466. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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