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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 (unofficially the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota cyclone is considered an F5), and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.
A storm system spawned numerous tornadoes on August 28, including the devastating F5 Plainfield, Illinois tornado. The violent, rain wrapped tornado killed 29 people and injured 350. It is the only F5 tornado ever recorded in August and is the only F5 tornado on record to ever strike the Chicago area.
1990 Plainfield tornado: August 28, 1990: Northeastern Illinois: 13: 29 fatalities: Produced some of the most intense vegetation scouring ever documented. Strongest August tornado, though only rated F5 based on corn damage. F4 damage occurred to buildings in Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people.
Tornado 4 wreaks havoc on a rodeo and sends a horse trailer flying through the air ... real or CG? The large trailer is there for real. The part where it falls into the pool, that's computer graphics.
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. [105]
The tornado comes just over a year after an EF1 tornado with 108-mph winds hit Crystal Creek Reservoir, 4.9 miles north of Pikes Peak, on July 20, 2023. That tornado also caused tree damage and ...
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued 126 tornado warnings in Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, a new state record. A total of 45 tornado reports were received during the storms, and the NWS had ...
The tornado is considered by some sources to be one of the strongest tornadoes ever surveyed at the time, though little detailed information about the damage is available. [81] Aug 28: 1990: United States Illinois Oswego, Plainfield, Crest Hill, Joliet: 29: SPC-NWS, [20] NCDC, [74] Grazulis, Fujita