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Parts of the Chicago area could see severe thunderstorms Tuesday evening, with hail, strong winds and tornadoes possible, according to the National Weather Service. Northwestern Illinois and the ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
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 ...
And act on those preparations when a warning is issued,” cautioned a meteorologist with the National Weather Service of St. Louis. Tornado watch issued for southwestern Illinois as region braces ...
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]
Severe weather activity became more isolated and scattered on May 27, marking the end of the outbreak sequence. In all, 248 tornadoes occurred during the outbreak sequence; 20 (+1 indirect) people were killed by tornadoes while 10 other people died due to non-tornadic events as well. Over 240 people were injured.
The weather service said EF-1 tornadoes struck two other areas of suburban Chicago in Illinois. EF-0 twisters were reported in Illinois and Indiana suburbs of Chicago.
SPC day 1 convective outlook for April 1, 2024, at 20Z Photo by the National Weather Service of damage from the Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3.. On March 28, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a risk of organized severe weather across the Central and Southern Plains, as well as the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys for the beginning of April. [5]