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As the storms swept the Chicago area late Monday, employees at a suburban weather service office had to pass coverage duties to a Michigan post for five minutes. The agency reported wind speeds in ...
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern and central Illinois until 8 p.m. Tuesday as severe storms redeveloped in the afternoon and were expected to continue ...
February made a frigid statement Wednesday after a stormy night across portions of northern Illinois, with thunderstorms, reports of tornadoes and drastic temperature drops. Before the weather ...
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.
A radar-confirmed tornado swept through suburban Chicago, damaging homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing some injuries, officials said. At least four injuries were reported in ...
Less than 10 minutes after the tornado lifted, WBBM-TV, Chicago's CBS affiliate, released a news story which described "extensive" damage in Woodridge and Naperville. [11] Daytime surveys conducted from an ABC-7 helicopter showed large trees uprooted and blown up to 40 ft (12 m). [9]
SPC storm reports for November 17, showing the extent of the tornado outbreak and subsequent wind event. With the overall upper-level system expected to track eastward across the United States High Plains on November 17, the SPC issued a slight risk for severe thunderstorm activity for an area surrounding the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, valid for the early morning hours ...
Strong storms moved through the Chicago area Wednesday night and Thursday morning, prompting a Tornado Watch and a Warning in some parts of the Chicago area.