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EMA staff: National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado; drone imagery shows damage to several homesteads

Lee County Public Safety and Services · April 14, 2026
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EMA staff reported the National Weather Service determined an EF1 tornado struck the area April 2 with winds up to 100 mph and that updated analysis extended the path nearly a mile into Whiteside County; drone photos were used to document damage.

An Emergency Management Agency staffer told the Lee County Public Safety and Services meeting that the National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado during severe weather on April 2 and that subsequent investigation and satellite imagery extended the storm's path nearly a mile into…

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