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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
416 PM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 02/19/26 Tornado #1...

.Edgewood/Mason Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/19/2026
Start Time:             02:59 PM CST
Start Location:         1 SSE Edgewood / Clay County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9113 / -88.6604

End Date:               02/20/2026
End Time:               03:07 PM CST
End Location:           1 S Mason / Effingham County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.9443 / -88.6244

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down just south of the Clay and Effingham
county line, near the Edgewood Rd. curve. Damage was limited to
tree branches.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 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.


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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
422 PM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 02/19/26 Tornado #2...

.Bible Grove Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.06 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/19/2026
Start Time:             06:15 PM CST
Start Location:         3 NNW Bible Grove / Clay County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9117 / -88.4671

End Date:               02/19/2026
End Time:               06:26 PM CST
End Location:           5 NNE Bible Grove / Effingham County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.943 / -88.4036

Survey Summary:
Much of the damage was concentrated at a farmstead along the
Clay/Effingham county line east of 1800th St. Metal from the top
of a silo was blown off, and a barn was damaged with roof pieces
blown northeast for about a half mile. Tracks through corn
stubble in fields was found until reaching E. 200th Ave. west of
county road 2200.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 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.


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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
416 PM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 02/19/26 Tornado #1...

Corrected end date

.Edgewood/Mason Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/19/2026
Start Time:             02:59 PM CST
Start Location:         1 SSE Edgewood / Clay County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9113 / -88.6604

End Date:               02/19/2026
End Time:               03:07 PM CST
End Location:           1 S Mason / Effingham County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.9443 / -88.6244

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down just south of the Clay and Effingham
county line, near the Edgewood Rd. curve. Damage was limited to
tree branches.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 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.


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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
148 PM CST Mon Feb 23 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 02/19/26 Tornado Event Update #1...

.Update...Corrected the location of both of these tornado tracks,
updated the time and EF rating of the Wheeler Tornado from EF-U 
to EF-0 due to video evidence of minor damage.

.Wheeler Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.47 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/19/2026
Start Time:             03:42 PM CST
Start Location:         1 ESE Wheeler / Jasper County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0341 / -88.3013

End Date:               02/19/2026
End Time:               03:44 PM CST
End Location:           2 E Wheeler / Jasper County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.0364 / -88.274

Survey Summary:
Storm chaser video confirmation from two chasers of the tornado
touching down about 1 mile southeast of Wheeler. The tornado
caused minor damage to trees as it travelled northeast across
Highway 33 before dissipating just east of N 500th St. 

.Chauncey Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  0.22 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/19/2026
Start Time:             04:09 PM CST
Start Location:         2 NNW Chauncey / Crawford County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          38.8716 / -87.8769

End Date:               02/23/2026
End Time:               04:09 PM CST
End Location:           2 N Chauncey / Crawford County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            38.8721 / -87.8728

Survey Summary:
Tornado report based on chaser location pictures.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Shimon