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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 (unofficially the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota cyclone is considered an F5), and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.
August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) ... 1990 – An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref; 1: January 7, 1990: Born on the Fourth of July: $11,023,650: Born on the Fourth of July reached number 1 in its fourth weekend of release.
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 1990 sports events in the United States (5 C, 14 P) Pages in category "August 1990 in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
August 26–28 – In Gainesville, Florida, police find five murdered college students, apparently killed by a serial killer. August 28 – The Plainfield Tornado (F5 on the Fujita scale ) strikes the towns of Plainfield , Crest Hill , and Joliet, Illinois , killing 29 people (the strongest tornado to date to strike the Chicago Metropolitan Area ).
On August 12, 1990, Susan Hendrickson-- a fossil hunter -- discovered three huge bones protruding out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. Those burned turned out to be part of the largest ever T ...
After initially establishing the "Republic of Kuwait" as a puppet state, Iraq annexed the entire country on 28 August 1990; northern Kuwait became the Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District and was merged into the existing Basra Governorate, while southern Kuwait was carved out as the all-new Kuwait Governorate. [17]