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It was the strongest tornado spawned by a surface low over Wisconsin, which spawned a total of four tornadoes across Illinois and Indiana. The tornado, striking well after dark, was rated an EF3, reaching speeds of up to 140 mph (230 km/h), and had a path length of 14.8 mi (23.8 km) and reached a width of 600 yd (550 m), while causing 11 ...
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]
A large, strong tornado impacted a farm, destroying two barns and throwing the debris more than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away. In addition, it ripped the entire roof off a one-story home, with 2 by 4 feet (0.61 by 1.22 m) boards driven into a field 250 yards (230 m) away. The tornado crossed I-65, causing extensive barn and shed damage to another ...
The number of filtered reports of severe weather for the stretch spanning April 26-28 was 485, of which 159 were tornado reports, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Drier air expanding across the Plains beginning on Friday, but especially during the upcoming weekend dates of May 11 and 12, will lead to a much quieter weather pattern across the region.
In comparison, the first tornado emergency issued in 2022 didn't come until April 5. The other three tornado emergencies issued in Friday's severe weather outbreak traveled with a storm near Wynne ...
SPC day 1 convective outlook for April 1, 2024, at 20Z Photo by the National Weather Service of damage from the Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3.. On March 28, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a risk of organized severe weather across the Central and Southern Plains, as well as the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys for the beginning of April. [5]
The 19th was the most prolific tornado outbreak in Illinois history with 33 tornadoes touching down across the state, breaking the old record of 25 set on August 10, 1974. [1] This outbreak can also be compared to the May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence as it was a very large, deep, and vigorous system.