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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.
1990 saw some unusual and powerful tornadoes and tornado outbreaks. On March 13 not one, but two F5 tornadoes struck Kansas, both coming from the same supercell.This was the only day since the 1974 Super Outbreak to have more than one F5 on the same day until the 2011 Super Outbreak, when four EF5 tornadoes touched down on April 27.
August 28, 1990 – An extremely violent and devastating F5 tornado hit Plainfield, killing 29 people and injuring a further 353. [104] The tornado caused an estimated $165 million (1990 USD) in damages, and is the only F5 or EF5 tornado on record to hit the Chicago metropolitan area .
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This was one of the most intense December outbreaks in the Contiguous United States and the most intense Illinois tornado outbreak in any month. An F4 tornado struck Mt. Vernon, Illinois, an F5 tornado obliterated Sunfield, Illinois, and a long-tracked F4 struck several towns hit by the 1925 Tri-State tornado. An additional F4 tornado hit ...
Debris on Lone Oak Road near Interstate 35 in Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024, after severe storms hit Cooke County on Saturday. The Sheriff’s Office said 60 to 80 people took ...
Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024; Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024; Tornado outbreak of May 2, 1942; Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024; Tornado outbreak of May 20–22, 1949; Tornado outbreak of November 11, 1911; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 5–8, 1954; Tornado outbreak sequence of August 4–8, 2023
In addition to a possible tornado tearing into the town of Red Oak, Iowa, another suspected tornado was captured on camera just before 5:00 p.m. as it moved across a highway and ripped through ...