April 12, 2005 - Tornado near Rend Lake in southern Illinois
Photo
courtesy of Steve Hamilton. Click on photo for full size.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
250 PM CDT WED APR 13 2005
THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR THE BRIEF TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, APRIL
12, 2005.
* EVENT DATE: TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2005
* EVENT TYPE: F0 TORNADO
* ESTIMATED TIME: 7:12 PM UNTIL 7:20 PM
* EVENT LOCATIONS: 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASON TO NEAR INA
* PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
* DAMAGE AREA DIMENSIONS: 50 YARDS WIDE (MAXIMUM), 4 MILE PATH
LENGTH
* INJURIES: NONE
* FATALITIES: NONE
* DAMAGE PER LOCATION: TORNADO WAS PRIMARILY OVER REND LAKE...LIMBS
DOWN SOUTH OF NASON AND NEAR INA. NO
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
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SHANKLIN/TREVINO
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Photo
courtesy of Steve Hamilton. Click on photo for full size version.
Photo
of the Rend Lake tornado taken from Sesser, IL by Deon Seiler and forwarded by
WSIL TV-3.
