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Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
The second "extreme" risk zone issued by AccuWeather stretched from far northeastern Missouri to northwestern Illinois. At least two tornadoes were reported in Illinois on Friday afternoon, one of ...
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]
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 ...
A tornado warning has been issued for Bellevue and areas on the Iowa-Illinois border. The warning continues until 8:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m.: Tree, power line damage reported after storms in Colfax, Iowa
The increased tornado activity in Illinois means the state leads the country in reports so far this year. Alabama and Texas, both of which usually top the list, have had 93 and 78 reports ...
Illinois Route 123 enters Petersburg from the south with IL 97 but leaves to the east on East Sangamon Street. IL 123 leads east and south 11 miles (18 km) to Athens, and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Illinois Route 125 near Pleasant Plains. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Petersburg has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km 2), all land.
The June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawned 65 tornadoes, including seven of F4 intensity, in southern Illinois, central and southern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and northern Kentucky on June 2–3, 1990. In Indiana, 37 tornadoes formed, breaking the single-day record of 21 set during the Super Outbreak on April 3, 1974. [2]