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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 total of 118 tornadoes touched down in the Great Lakes, Midwest and Southeast region over the three-day period, killing six people and becoming the most notable outbreaks of the year. 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 ...
Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006; Easter Week 2006 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak of September 21–23, 2006; Tornado outbreak sequence of January 7–11, 2008; List of tornadoes in the outbreak of May 22–27, 2008; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008; 2009 Super Derecho; Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010; 2010 New ...
5.1 miles (8.2 km) 2 deaths –Severe damage occurred in the Rinnie community as a result of this large wedge tornado. An unanchored and poorly built brick home was slid off of its foundation and destroyed, a nearby home had its roof torn off, and a mobile home was completely destroyed with debris scattered hundreds of yards away.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
This most recent study examined the years 1973-1996 vs.1997-2020 and found that both the number of tornadoes and the length of tornado paths increased significantly in parts of the Southeast ...
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.
"Tornado alley" is a long swath of land that stretches over the great plains region of the U.S. and includes Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. ... the state's 56 tornadoes in 2023 still pale in ...