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The 1990 Plainfield tornado was a devastating tornado that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28, 1990. The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 353. [1] It is the only F5/EF5 rated tornado ever officially recorded in August in the United States (the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota cyclone is unofficially considered an F5), and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.
One person was killed in their vehicle as the tornado crossed I-55, and least a dozen cars were mangled and destroyed after being thrown 200–300 yards (180–270 m) from a nearby salvage yard. The tornado then moved across a series of open pastures before crossing US 61 and impacting the northwestern outskirts of Perryville at EF4 intensity ...
[106] [107] This is the first tornado since 1959 to cross Illinois state lines. Another F2 tornado followed a similar path, damaging up to 20 homes before crossing into Illinois. [106] [107] An F4 tornado tore 12.5 miles through the Newton area, destroying 9 buildings and causing minor damage to several others. [106]
Around 50 people were trapped inside a FedEx distribution facility after tornadoes swept Michigan and severe storms caused devastation in the US Midwest.. Tornadoes ripped through parts of ...
1990 saw some unusual and powerful tornadoes and tornado outbreaks. On March 13 not one, but two F5 tornadoes struck Kansas, both coming from the same supercell.This was the only day since the 1974 Super Outbreak to have more than one F5 on the same day until the 2011 Super Outbreak, when four EF5 tornadoes touched down on April 27.
A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 23 others as it flipped vehicles, tore roofs from buildings and downed ...
A tornado that ripped through suburban Detroit earlier this week downed trees that smashed through the roof of Abby Sata’s family home, sending water gushing below. The tornado that damaged Sata ...
SPC storm reports for November 17, showing the extent of the tornado outbreak and subsequent wind event. With the overall upper-level system expected to track eastward across the United States High Plains on November 17, the SPC issued a slight risk for severe thunderstorm activity for an area surrounding the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, valid for the early morning hours ...