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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 ...
The tornado caused major damage at the southern and eastern edges of Robinson, Illinois, and later crossed into Indiana and devastated the town of Sullivan, Indiana. The tornado caused damage rated at high-end EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale in both Illinois and Indiana, killed a total of 6 people, and injured 16 others. Three of the ...
The weather service said EF-1 tornadoes struck two other areas of suburban Chicago in Illinois. EF-0 twisters were reported in Illinois and Indiana suburbs of Chicago.
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]
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornados touched down across the Midwest in the last two days — with at least one EF-1 tornado touching down in downtown Chicago.
High risk convective outlook issued by the Storm Prediction center at 13:00 UTC on May 6. Starting April 30, the Storm Prediction Center noted that certain models, including the ECMWF, forecasted a multi-day period of high instability and supportive wind shear across the Southern and Central Plains, [10] and by May 1, a 15% risk was added across Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. [11]
CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials said Thursday multiple tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Illinois but they still had survey teams out exploring twister touchdowns. Multiple ...
This tornado began in a forest preserve and moved southwest, causing minor damage near Wheaton Warrenville South High School. The tornado continued moving southeast, damaging some signs to a shopping center. Tree damage continued all the way into the Morton Arboretum, where the tornado lifted. [109] EF0 SE Glen Ellyn to Butterfield: DuPage: IL