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As conditions became more favorable for tornadoes and supercells began developing in the Chicago area, the regional U.S. Weather Bureau office issued a tornado watch at 1:50 p.m. CDT covering the northern half of Illinois plus southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, and western Indiana. [5]
A large tree uprooted by a tornado in Joliet, Illinois on July 15, 2024. Shortly after this sounding, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued, as forecasters predicted a fast-moving bowing storm system could form and bring wind gusts exceeding 85 mph (137 km/h) to northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and southern Wisconsin. [27]
Illinois has had large tornado outbreaks in the past, including the tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 and the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 35 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 5 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually. [1]
An estimated 60 to 80 people were injured when the storm hit the AP Travel Center, where a Shell gas station and restaurants were located at the intersection of I-35 and Lone Oak Road.
The tornadoes were part of a larger system that wreaked havoc from Arkansas to Iowa and Illinois and moved into Tennessee by the evening. Nearly 60 preliminary tornado reports were sent to the ...
CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials said Thursday multiple tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Illinois but they still had survey teams out exploring twister touchdowns. Multiple ...
A tornado was recorded in pictures and video. No damage was reported. [83] EFU E of Ensign: Ford: KS: 23:47 0.01 mi (0.016 km) 10 yd (9.1 m) A tornado was recorded in pictures and a tornado debris signature was observed. No damage was reported. [84] EF1
1st severe weather, tornado threat of 2024 for Upper Midwest unfolded Thursday As AccuWeather meteorologists correctly forecasted, severe thunderstorms moved across southern Wisconsin and northern ...