{"id":112088,"date":"2026-04-19T15:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/national-weather-service-confirms-6-tornadoes-struck-friday-night-in-mclean-county\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:29:44","slug":"national-weather-service-confirms-6-tornadoes-struck-friday-night-in-mclean-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/national-weather-service-confirms-6-tornadoes-struck-friday-night-in-mclean-county\/","title":{"rendered":"National Weather Service confirms 6 tornadoes struck Friday night in McLean County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Six tornadoes struck McLean County on Friday night, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/April_17_2026_Severe_Thunderstorms?fbclid=IwY2xjawRRKeFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5OXdtMmxzVWYzU0FNUU9oc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHk1y16UCPbRVMDFei6GrqD8wLKBJBLD7FFEeJ4UdPFqfJY28dl8qrNlBZoEP_aem_wOX_0we0d4_m4VwaaMWa3A\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\">National Weather Service<\/a> \u2014 three of them in Bloomington and Normal.<\/p>\n<p>All of the twisters that went through McLean County were relatively mild EF1 tornadoes or less, though two of them packed a punch of 110 mph winds. The others had peak winds of 90-100 mph, the NWS said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Workers doing storm surveys concentrated on McLean County on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/April_17_2026_Severe_Thunderstorms\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\">See interactive map showing the five tornadoes in McLean County.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tornadoes included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li>Normal to Towanda, EF1 strength with a peak wind speed of 110 mph. On the ground for 10.3 miles.<\/li>\n<li>Bloomington, from the Bloomington Country Club to the intersection of Fort Jesse Road and Towanda Barnes Road; EF1 strength with a peak wind speed of 110 mph. On the ground for 4.1 miles.<\/li>\n<li>Bloomington, roughly along South Veterans Parkway from near Hamilton Road to Highland Park Golf Course; EF1 strength with a peak wind speed of 100 mph. On the ground for 1.3 miles.<\/li>\n<li>Northeast of McLean to near the Ford County line (including Downs and Ellsworth); EF1 strength with a peak wind speed of 100 mph. On the ground for 33.8 miles.<\/li>\n<li>Northeast McLean County to far southwest Livingston County; EF1 strength with a peak wind speed of 90 mph. On the ground for 7.9 miles.<\/li>\n<li>An EF0 tornado through Saybrook, about 30 miles east of Bloomington. A narrow, one block damage path consisted of several downed trees and multiple broken large tree limbs. On the ground 3.2 miles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The weather service identified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/April_17_2026_Severe_Thunderstorms\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\">three other tornadoes<\/a> Friday night and Saturday morning in Stephenson and Winnebago counties in northern Illinois. Additional tornadoes may be confirmed later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditional survey teams are going out on Sunday. One will concentrate on Fulton, Tazewell and Mason counties. The other will concentrate on Piatt, Champaign and Vermilion counties. More surveys may be needed on Monday as well. Please give us time, as this is a fairly large expanse that needs to be covered,\u201d said the NWS.<\/p>\n<p>The service did identify a couple of stronger EF2 strength tornadoes, one in Stephenson County.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/oun\/efscale\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\">Tornadoes are rated on an EF0 to EF5 scale<\/a>. EF5 is the strongest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"420\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/02f7bd2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1043x840+0+0\/resize\/840x676!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2Fad%2F8039a758498792fcec58b82aa087%2F3-tornados-in-bn.JPG 2x\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSizeMobile\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"420\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1fd1463\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1043x840+0+0\/resize\/420x338!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2Fad%2F8039a758498792fcec58b82aa087%2F3-tornados-in-bn.JPG\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSizeMobile\"\/><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"880\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2dce0ec\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1043x840+0+0\/resize\/1760x1418!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2Fad%2F8039a758498792fcec58b82aa087%2F3-tornados-in-bn.JPG 2x\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSize\"\/><source width=\"880\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a6daa55\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1043x840+0+0\/resize\/880x709!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2Fad%2F8039a758498792fcec58b82aa087%2F3-tornados-in-bn.JPG\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSize\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-credit-container\">\n<p>National Weather Service<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Three of the five tornadoes in McLean County tracked through Bloomington-Normal.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"420\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/205ece1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/840x544!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG 2x\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSizeMobile\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"420\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ccf018c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/420x272!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSizeMobile\"\/><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"880\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8c142ad\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/1760x1142!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG 2x\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSize\"\/><source width=\"880\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/43ce783\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/880x571!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG\" data-size=\"fallbackImageSize\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A map with the tracks of five tornados through McLean County Friday night.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/107796f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/1760x1142!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG 2x\" width=\"880\" height=\"571\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/43ce783\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/819x531+0+0\/resize\/880x571!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2Fec%2F4e0c97074c2baf6125860c8aa656%2Ftornado-tracks-nws-2.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-credit-container\">\n<p>National Weather Service<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy <\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">Map shows the tracks of the five tornadoes in McLean County. The National Weather Service at Lincoln will send out more storm survey crews Sunday and Monday to assess suspected tornado tracks.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '1763132750501806',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script><!-- Meta Pixel Code -->\n<script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '689547332500833');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wglt.org\/local-news\/2026-04-18\/national-weather-service-confirms-five-tornadoes-struck-mclean-county-on-friday-night\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six tornadoes struck McLean County on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service \u2014 three of them in Bloomington and Normal. 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