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Intermittent damage was observed along the path of this tornado, which contained peak winds near 100 mph. Most of the damage was tree damage. Some trees were snapped and uprooted. Two structures were damaged, including a mobile home that was not tied down. The mobile home was rolled while a man was inside. He suffered broken ribs. The other damaged structure was a 40-by-60 foot storage shed. About one third of the shed was blown over a storage barn into a house, causing significant damage to the house. Debris was blown into a field across the street. A power pole was blown down. The tornado was witnessed about four miles north of Sims in the middle of a field. It was described as a black rotating cloud.
In Wayne City, several trees were down, and a church sustained extensive damage to siding and shingles. A portion of a trailer roof was torn off and deposited in power lines. Peak winds were estimated near 70 MPH. Near the Interstate 64 junction with State Route 242 (exit 100), trees were down and a mobile home was overturned and destroyed. A baby in the home received a bump on the head but no serious injuries. About a mile north of Sims, a barn was blown down. An unoccupied mobile home south of Boyleston was blown off its foundation and wrapped around a tree.
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Wayne City, Illinois
| City | Wayne City |
| County | Wayne |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 62895 |
Emergency management personnel estimated sustained winds were 40 to 45 mph with gusts above 60 mph. Trees and power lines were down across the county. Generators were being utilized in Fairfield, where the doors were blown open at the health department.