Expires:No;;859900 NOUS43 KPAH 162132 PNSPAH ILZ075-170945- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Paducah, KY 432 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/14/24 Jefferson County, IL Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 90 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.5 miles Path width /Maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 03/14/2024 Start time: 7:32 PM CDT Start location: Near IL Hwy 37 and East Loop Rd north of Mt. Vernon, IL Start Lat/Lon: 38.34 / -88.91 End date: 03/14/2024 End time: 7:33 PM CDT End location: Near E Green Rd and N Loop Ln north of Mt. Vernon, IL End_lat/lon: 38.35 / -88.92 Survey Summary: A few large hardwood trees uprooted near the start of the track. Two metal buildings had most of their roofs removed, all garage bay doors blown out and exterior walls partially removed. Several buses inside sustained significant damage from debris. Building material was pulverized and embedded in the ground and adjacent walls downstream of the start of the damage with other debris wrapped around nearby trees, fences, and powerlines. A nearby metal building sustained roof damage. A microburst appears to have also occurred on the east side of the tornado track which spread debris from the metal building system eastward as it snapped several trees and tree limbs high of the ground and removed roofing material from a home on N Loop Lane. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph, or EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita Scale. Peak winds in the eastward downburst were estimated at 85 mph. NOTE: The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ JGG