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A tree was reported snapped half way up and had fallen onto power lines in Paxton. Time was estimated based on data from nearby personal weather stations.
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.
Wind gusts were estimated to 80 mph. Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across all of Paxton. Tin siding was blown off of a building.
Severval tree limbs and power lines were blown down across Paxton and southeast Ford County.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Paxton, Illinois
| City | Paxton |
| County | Ford |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 60957 |
Trees and power lines were blown down throughout Paxton.