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The weather service's Chicago office said preliminary findings indicated that an EF-1 tornado struck an area of Chicago that included the western portions of the Loop on Monday night.
One of the tornado-warned storms passed over Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, forcing flights to be temporarily grounded at the major travel hub. ... Monday afternoon into Monday night. The ...
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornados touched down across the Midwest in the last two days — with at least one EF-1 tornado touching down in downtown Chicago.
Tornadoes also touched down in Chicago on Sunday, marking a relatively rare event: Before Sunday, only six had been reported in the last 70 years, meteorologist Paul Deanno said.
The tornado continued to cause significant tree damage until it dissipated north-northwest of Summit at 4:04 a.m. CDT (09:04 UTC). [82] The tornado was on the ground for approximately 37 minutes, traveling a total path length of 21.10 mi (33.96 km), and reaching a peak width of 1,500 yd (1,400 m).
A tornado hit Pölten across a 5 km long and 250 meter wide path. ESWD gave the tornado an F2 rating. FU: Sochi, Russia [177] September 24, 1998 Unknown A tornado touched down in Sochi. The tornado was never rated F1: Saransk, Russia [179] April 26, 1999 0 A tornado went through Saransk across a 0.5 km long and 10 meter wide path. Two cars were ...
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. [105] June 2, 1990 – An F2 tornado tracked 8 miles through Shelby County, destroying 16 homes, damaging a further 60, and injuring 2 people.
The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications issued a severe storm warning at about 7:15 p.m., which was expected to last until 9 p.m., while the National Weather Service ...