November 2013 Tornados (Ohio, Tennessee, state, occur)

[chicagogeorge]

LaSalle County IL (60 miles from Chicago city limits)


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Venti destruction in Illinois:


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Pekin IL


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Washington IL (This had to have been at least an EF4)


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Lafayette IN


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[odanny]

The tornado in Washington is being called an F3 last I heard. One thing lost in the carnage across Washington (28 injured and no one killed, although 8 were injured severely) is the fact that Washington High School is hosting a state semi final football playoff game this Saturday, they are undefeated and one win away from the state championship game, where they have not been since 1985.

As Washington rebuilds, I wonder if the team can concentrate on football. Something tells me this team will be state champions and this tornado will be a rallying point for them.

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by odanny

The tornado in Washington is being called an F3 last I heard. .

If it is a an EF3 it would be at the high end based on the devastation that in those photos. I think it's an EF4. We will find out when NWS assesses the damage tomorrow.

There was an EF4 in New Minden, Ill., which is approximately 50 miles east of St. Louis today. The Coal City (50 miles southwest of Chicago) tornado was an EF2.

[StuffedCabbage]

I bet that Washington IL tornado will be a Fajita 4 after they look it over.That was huge and the damage is quite severe - whole houses torn apart. That's not F3.

Here in Michigan we escaped the tornadoes, I think because after about 2 PM the high winds aloft began to shear off the tops of our storms which came through with high winds and not much else. All those virgin Mary statues in front of peoples houses kept tornadoes out of the SE part of the state as is usually the case. They should plant some in Illiniois.

The pics posted here are awesome!

[chicagogeorge]

November tornadoes are rare here, but they do happen. This graphic is from 2010 and outlines tornadic activity for the Chicago area





Check out the darkness of the storm clouds out in the distance



http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com...sKuczynski.jpg


Tornado damage in south suburban Diamond





http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com...amondSolis.jpg

[odanny]

Here is a link to some photos from the damage done today in central Illinois.

Severe weather in central Illinois (photo gallery) | WEEK News 25 - News, Sports, Weather - Peoria, Illinois | Top Stories

[Cambium]

Tornadoes definitely happen in November but a High Risk area rarely gets issued.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2013/Nov...High_Risks.png

[chicagogeorge]

(EXCLUSIVE) Killer Illinois Tornadoes VIDEOS 17 Nov 2013 - 6 Dead As Damaging Storms Hit US Midwest - YouTube

[Cambium]

Wide in one part then narrowed out along the path. Imagine your home is standing on the very outside of that path. Then imagine the debris flying like knifes through the air from the path that got leveled.

Washington, IL
https://twitter.com/LarryPotash/stat...27501114191872

[Cambium]

Washington, IL Tornado rated EF-4. Path width and length being determined today

http://forecast.weather.gov/product....n=1&glossary=0

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
823 AM CST Mon Nov 18 2013

...PRELIMINARY NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/17/13 TORNADO EVENT..

.OVERVIEW...A brief, preliminary damage survey was done in
the City of Washington, Illinois in Tazewell County during
the evening of November 17th. A survey team from the NWS
Lincoln office will be doing a more complete survey of the
damage today.

At this time, there is one confirmed fatality. Many media
reports are indicating three. However, these reports are
confusing the fact that two fatalities also occurred in
Washington COUNTY near the town of New Minden, IL. See
National Weather Service Forecast Office - St. Louis, MO for information about this from the
St. Louis, MO NWS office.


.Washington, IL...

PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-4
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 170-190 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: Not determined at this time
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: Not determined at this time
FATALITIES: 1 confirmed
INJURIES: 75 (estimated)

START DATE: Nov 17 2013
START TIME: 11:05 am CST

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH