1069825

Data

{
  "beginDate": "2023-01-03T17:56:00Z",
  "beginLatitude": 40.422,
  "beginLongitude": -88.367,
  "countyOrZone": "FORD",
  "damageCrops": 0,
  "damageProperty": 0,
  "deaths": 0,
  "endDate": "2023-01-03T18:02:00Z",
  "endLatitude": 40.449,
  "endLongitude": -88.324,
  "episodeNarrative": "On the afternoon of January 3, a cluster of thunderstorms brought small hail, one inch in diameter or less, across parts of the Chicago metropolitan area, primarily the north and northwest suburbs. Late in the afternoon into the early evening, a second cluster of storms moving through central Illinois produced embedded supercells, one of which dropped an EF-1 tornado southeast of Gibson City.",
  "eventId": "1069825",
  "eventNarrative": "A tornado occurred southeast of Gibson City on the evening of January 3rd. An NWS storm survey found that the tornado touched down just south of E 200N Rd on the south side of town between N 450E Rd and N 600E Rd at approximately 5:56 PM CST. Trekking northeastward near 30 mph, the tornado carved a path spanning 2.9 miles with a maximum width of 25 yards before lifting at 6:02 PM CST north of E 300N Rd just east of N 700E Rd. Along its path, the tornado damaged the roofs of two homes, one of which was also noted to have broken windows and a wooden post penetrating the roof. Additionally, there was significant damage to a lean-to style outbuilding as well as uprooted trees and downed power lines. The tornado was assigned an EF-1 rating with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph.",
  "eventType": "Tornado",
  "eventTypeId": "tornado",
  "floodCause": null,
  "injuries": 0,
  "magnitude": null,
  "magnitudeType": null,
  "source": "NWS Storm Survey",
  "state": "ILLINOIS",
  "tornadoFScale": "EF1"
}

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