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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 (the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota cyclone is unofficially considered an F5), and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.
I-55 remains shut down in both directions
[106] [107] This is the first tornado since 1959 to cross Illinois state lines. Another F2 tornado followed a similar path, damaging up to 20 homes before crossing into Illinois. [106] [107] An F4 tornado tore 12.5 miles through the Newton area, destroying 9 buildings and causing minor damage to several others. [106]
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the US state of Illinois that connects St. Louis, Missouri, to the Chicago metropolitan area.It enters the state from Missouri near East St. Louis, Illinois, and runs to U.S. Route 41 (US 41, Lake Shore Drive) near Downtown Chicago, where the highway ends, a distance of 294.38 miles (473.76 km). [2]
A tornado watch was issued late Thursday night for portions of far southern and southeast Ohio, southeast Inddiana and northern and north-central Kentucky until 4 a.m. Friday along the Ohio River ...
4:06 p.m. More road closures. Main Street was closed at West Highway 50 in O’Fallon due to flooding, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The agency also said Illinois ...
For most of its length, IL 126 is an undivided two-lane surface road, until a high-speed ramp is used to access northbound I-55 at its eastern terminus. Congestion in Plainfield is increasing substantially on this highway, IL 59, and US 30 because of near-explosive growth in Plainfield, a southwest suburb of Chicago. [citation needed]
A tornado watch means weather conditions could spawn tornadoes within the watch area. People should stay aware of weather conditions and be prepared to act if watchers spot a tornado.