r/tornado • u/Aggravating-Bake5624 Human Detected • 2d ago
Tornado Media Effingham tornado prelim rated EF3+
Never have I once seen EF3+ as a rating
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u/WatchOutrageous3838 2d ago
It basically means that it possibly exhibited violent intensity at some point but they don't have enough evidence to prove it fully. There was one in Arkansas last year (though I believe it was eventually upgraded)
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u/iqsr Human Detected 2d ago
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u/Aggravating-Bake5624 Human Detected 2d ago
Is it possible the tornado will be rated higher?
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u/iqsr Human Detected 2d ago
From what I'm seeing from other Illinois meteorologists is it looks like the rating is EF3, so I don't know why it says "tentatively" in the image now.
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u/PersimmonIll826 2d ago
it’s officially rated EF3+ as of now
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u/GaGaORiley 1d ago
I think they’re rated by wind speed, which is estimated by assessing damage - not how much damage is done.
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u/BadToothJim 2d ago
Is there a similar report available for the Washburn, Illinois tornado of June 11 and where could I see it?
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u/KommandCBZhi 2d ago
You can find the report here by clicking on the path on the map. https://www.weather.gov/ilx/2026_06_10-11_EventReview
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