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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.
The Plainfield Tornado, which was rated an F5, struck the town on August 28, 1990, one day before classes were scheduled to begin. Three faculty and staff members lost their lives during this storm. [7] Had school been in session, casualties could have been even more grave, as the tornado hit the school directly.
Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census. The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego townships in Kendall County. With the growth in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s and 2000s, the village has ...
In the Plainfield and Foster tornado's path, a heavy, large trailer was pushed about 50 feet (15 meters), according to the service. That twister touched down intermittently for 6 miles (9 kilometers).
A brief F1 tornado caused minimal damage in Mason City, [42] and an F3 tornado hit the crossroads of Illinois Routes 154 – 150, damaging six homes and causing $250,000 (1957 USD) in damages. [43] An F2 tornado moved for 4.5 miles across Jefferson County, deroofing multiple buildings and injuring two people. [44]
An F4 tornado tracked from near Westboro, Missouri, to near Northboro, Iowa, injuring two people, while an F3 tornado destroyed most of Indian Oaks, Illinois, killing one person and injuring 13 others. [41] Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25 – May 3, 1954: April 25 – May 3, 1954: Great Plains – Midwest – Mississippi Valley: 100
Following Rossville’s first tornado since 2019, the Bulldawg's baseball team unselfishly gave their time to clean-up the community that they love. Rossville baseball 'rally around each other' in ...
The tornado was on the ground for about 0.3 mi (0.48 km) before lifting. [27] September 7, 1998 – A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front spawned two tornadoes in Union County. An F0 was on the ground for 0.2 mi (0.32 km) in a populated section of Plainfield. The tornado knocked down 95 trees and caused $1.5 million in damage.