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New mobile radar data shows that wind speeds in the recent Greenfield tornado passed 300 mph. Scientists say it's rare.
[70] [71] McCormick Foundation partnered with the Chicago Tribune, WGN-TV, and WGN radio to create the Illinois Tornado Relief Effort campaign; 7,200 people donated more than $880,000, which with matching funds from the foundation and donated expenses was boosted to $1.1 million. The funds were granted to five non-profits in communities hardest ...
As a deadly tornado cut a path across Iowa last month, storm chasers tracked it, gathering rare data that is now offering detailed, close-range insight into powerful twisters.
Wind gusts with this derecho were closer to 85 mph (137 km/h), and, though of a significantly shorter duration, caused more damage to trees and power lines than Ike. [22] In Bellefontaine , the storm's strength was sufficient to cause severe damage to the tower of the county courthouse , [ 23 ] a reinforced sandstone structure. [ 24 ]
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.
I-55 remains shut down in both directions
The more extreme corridor of wind gusts transitioned into a broader swath of 60–70 mph (97–113 km/h) winds as the storm moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana between 2–5 p.m. Despite the weakening of straight-line winds, the atmospheric environment became more conducive for tornadogenesis during this time.
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