PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1000 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004
...STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR PERRY COUNTY ILLINOIS...
NWS OFFICIALS HAVE CONDUCTED A GROUND DAMAGE SURVEY IN PERRY COUNTY
ILLINOIS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY:
* EVENT DATE: SUNDAY MAY 30 2004
* EVENT TYPE: F-1 TORNADO
* ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS: 90 MPH
* ESTIMATED TIME: APPROX. 630 PM CDT
* EVENT LOCATION: PATH BEGAN 5-6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINCKNEYVILLE ON
BETHEL CHURCH ROAD AND CROSSED INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY NEAR WHERE
U.S. HIGHWAY 51 CROSSES THE COUNTY LINE
* DAMAGE AREA DIMENSIONS: 12 MILES LONG AND 75 YARDS WIDE
* INJURIES: 0
* DEATHS: NONE
* DAMAGE: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS. 5 BARNS
DESTROYED DIRECTLY BY WIND...OTHER DAMAGE MOSTLY DUE TO TREES
FALLING ON BUILDINGS.
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FIELDS/YORK
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