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At 1:50 p.m. CDT (18:50 UTC), the SPC issued a tornado watch for northern and central Illinois, far northwestern Indiana, far southern Wisconsin, and portions of Lake Michigan. A 60% chance of two or more tornadoes was assessed across the watch box, with a 40% chance of at least one strong tornado. [8]
Illinois has had large tornado outbreaks in the past, including the tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 and the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 35 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 5 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually. [1]
During this time the tornado was observed to have a multiple-vortex structure with up to three subvortices swirling around the main tornado. [2] The tornado struck a car along Interstate 57, causing it to explode. [2] By 3:30 p.m. the tornado had exited the city and dissipated near Illinois Route 166. The tornado had destroyed the Shawnee ...
Several tornadoes ripped a path of destruction across Iowa Tuesday afternoon and evening, leaving several people dead before tearing into parts of Illinois and Wisconsin. "Sadly, we can confirm ...
By far the most destructive and significant tornado of the outbreak was a violent, very high-end EF4 wedge tornado that tore through parts of Rochelle, Illinois and the adjacent town, Fairdale, Illinois. The tornado began as a small cone-shaped tornado, causing mostly minor damage near Franklin Grove and Ashton, though a Crest Foods plant ...
The survey team estimated peak winds of 165 mph with a path length between 20 and 25 miles long. ... At least two tornadoes were reported in Illinois on Friday afternoon, one of which was spotted ...
Path length Damage; Illinois: F0: N of Mattoon: Coles: 2120 0.1 mile (0.16 km) Brief tornado with no damage. F0: N of Fairgrange: Coles: 2135 0.1 mile (0.16 km) Brief tornado with no damage. F1: NW of Paris (1st tornado) Edgar: 2210 2 miles (3.2 km) Machine sheds, barns, and grain bins were destroyed. One house was damaged. Six farms in the ...
While Ohio's share of twisters may seem like a lot, the state's 56 tornadoes in 2023 still pale in comparison to Illinois' 136 twisters and Alabama's 101, data shows.