BREAKING…Union Grove, WI hit by a tornado moments ago…
Written on November 22, 2010 at 4:26 pm, by Adam Cuker
There has been tornado reports from Caledonia, IL to Union Grove, WI this afternoon.
The image above is base velocity showing greens coming back to the radar and reds moving away from the radar.
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From the Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/chicago-tornado-breaking_2010-11-22
A tornado has struck the town of Caledonia, Illinois. Severe damage has been reported. This is the first November tornado in Illinois in over 5 years. The last November tornado was on November 15, 2005.
Since 1990, there have been just 6 other November tornado events in the state of Illinois.
Moreover, a likely tornado has also struck Union Grove, Wisconsin. If this is indeed true, this would be the first November tornado in Wisconsin in over 39 years (November 1, 1971 in Rock County).
Before today, there have been only 3 November tornadoes observed in Wisconsin since 1950.
November 15, 1960 (two tornadoes)
November 1, 1971 (one tornado)
Time: 2010-11-22 22:01 UTC
Event: 1 TORNADO
Source: nws storm survey
Remark: ef1 tornado confirmed in racine county. the tornado began around 401 pm cst near the intersection of county road kr and 224 ave and progressed to the ne through union grove. the tornado ended near the intersection of interstate 94 and hwy 20 around 412 pm cst…with a path length about 8.2 miles. the max width was estimated around 100 yards. minor residental damage…tree damage…a roof ripped off a gas station…and a trailer ripped in half were reported. winds esimated from damage were 90 mph
Time: 2010-11-22 21:33 UTC
Event: 1 TORNADO
Source: nws storm survey
Remark: ef1 tornado. 2 homes with significant roof damage. 6 other structures with damage. some power poles down. 4.0 mi path length ending 2 mi n of zenda. approximately 100 yards wide
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
534 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010
…EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED AT CALEDONIA…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHICAGO HAS CONFIRMED THAT A
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 3:04 PM…1/4 MILE
SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF ARGYLE AND HARLEM ROADS. A SCHOOL
BUS WAS ROLLED NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN BY TORNADO WINDS WHERE SIX PEOPLE
WERE INJURED…FORTUNATELY THOSE INJURIES WERE MINOR. THE
TORNADO CROSSED THE PATH OF HIGH TENSION LINES THAT RUN JUST WEST OF
ARGYLE AND 11 OF THE TOWERS WERE DOWNED. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST
INTO CALEDONIA – WHERE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SIX
BUILDINGS…WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS SUSTAINING
MINOR DAMAGE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A
GRAIN BIN WAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST
OUT OF CALEDONIA WITH SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWNED ACROSS ROADS.
THREE FARM OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE RANGING FROM ROOFS BLOWN
OFF TO COMPLETELY COLLAPSED STRUCTURES. ONE OF THE 3
OUTBUILDINGS…LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPRON…WAS ALSO
DAMAGED DURING THE JANUARY 2008 TORNADO. SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE
CONTINUED TO THE END POINT WHERE THE TORNADO LIFTED…ROUGHLY 1 MILE
WEST OF LAWRENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 3:23PM.
PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS (VARIED BETWEEN 50 AND 200 YARDS)
PATH LENGTH: 16.4 MILES
ESTIMATED WINDS: 135 MPH
Tornado footage from Illinois:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/11/22/tornado-watch-for-some-parts-of-area/#photo-1
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/109934214.html
“Much of the damage in Racine County was centered in Union Grove near the intersection of state Highway 11 and U.S. Highway 45. High winds blew over trucks near the intersection of I-94 and state Highway 20, prompting officials to close parts of the Interstate in Racine County.
About a dozen customers at the Union Grove Lumber & True Value on 10th Avenue gathered in the middle of the store as the tornado swept through the area. It looked like the roof of the village hall blew off, said Cliff Baars, the store manager.
“You could hear the noise. It sounded like a freight train coming through town,” Baars said. “We are lucky it skirted us.””
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