EF3 Tornado (Boone & McHenry)
An official report is available from the National Weather Service in Chicago on the tornado that occurred Monday in Boone and McHenry counties. Go here for the full report and radar images: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=20080107tor
The tornado was rated EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with maximum winds of 136-165 MPH. The tornado had a path length of 13.2 miles and a maximum width of around 100 yards. The tornado started at 3:30 PM CST about 1.2 miles north of Poplar Grove in Boone County and ended at 3:48 PM CST about 3.2 miles north northeast of Harvard in McHenry County. There were four injuries in Boone County and one in McHenry County. Included is a path map.
The survey’s for the two tornadoes that occurred in Kenosha County WI will be posted here once the NWS in Milwaukee completes their official survey. Their preliminary survey, along with some great (well, maybe not so great) pictures of the damage can be found here: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=12112&source=0
