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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.
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]
The tornado is considered by some sources to be one of the strongest tornadoes ever surveyed at the time, though little detailed information about the damage is available. [81] Aug 28: 1990: United States Illinois Oswego, Plainfield, Crest Hill, Joliet: 29: SPC-NWS, [20] NCDC, [74] Grazulis, Fujita
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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 ...
A storm system spawned numerous tornadoes on August 28, including the devastating F5 Plainfield, Illinois tornado. The violent, rain wrapped tornado killed 29 people and injured 350. The violent, rain wrapped tornado killed 29 people and injured 350.
FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) - The two women killed by a devastating tornado system that barreled through northern Illinois shared a friendship, favors and, ultimately, a neighborhood that turned out to be ...
Plainfield—Joliet, Illinois: 1990 August 28: 29 350 F5 1990 Plainfield tornado: England—Cotton Plant—Hillemann, Arkansas: 1952 March 21: 29 180 F4 Grazulis reported 40 deaths and 274 injuries (Grazulis, p. 962) Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952: Berryville, Arkansas: 1942 October 29: 29 100 F4 (Grazulis, p. 904)