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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.
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.
August 28, 1990 – An extremely violent and devastating F5 tornado hit Plainfield, killing 29 people and injuring a further 353. [104] The tornado caused an estimated $165 million (1990 USD) in damages, and is the only F5 or EF5 tornado on record to hit the Chicago metropolitan area .
1975 Canton, Illinois, tornado; 1982 Marion tornado outbreak; 1990 Plainfield tornado; June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995; List of tornadoes in the May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996; Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998
A year after a deadly tornado ripped through Belvidere and caved in the Apollo Theatre's roof, there are nearly a dozen unresolved lawsuits. Deadly Illinois tornado left behind scars, trauma and ...
On August 28, 1990, an F5 tornado ran its course through Plainfield. The "Plainfield Tornado" killed 29 people, 24 of whom were killed instantly, and 350 were injured. More than 1,100 homes were damaged and destroyed. The tornado made it across more than 16 miles (26 km) in only 8 minutes.
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