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Warning sirens could be heard ringing out in downtown Chicago as multiple tornadoes touched down close to the city on Wednesday 12 July. The eerie sound could be heard in footage posted by Twitter ...
The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications issued a severe storm warning at about 7:15 p.m., which was expected to last until 9 p.m., while the National Weather Service ...
The National Weather Service in Chicago issued 16 tornado warnings on Monday around the region, the most in a single day in 20 years. This included Cook and DuPage counties, where O'Hare and ...
A short time later, the weather service said the Chicago forecast area was “currently tornado warning free.” Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights ...
An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
The tornado first touched down at 11:02 p.m. in the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, [5] with the first tornado warning including Naperville and Woodridge issued at 11:05 p.m. for radar-indicated rotation. This warning included areas of Chicago as well, specifically the Chicago Lawn and Midway International Airport areas. [8]
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornados touched down across the Midwest in the last two days — with at least one EF-1 tornado touching down in downtown Chicago.
The Marion tornado outbreak was a small, severe tornado outbreak that affected southern portions of the Midwestern United States on May 29, 1982. Tornadoes touched down in the states of Illinois , Missouri , and Indiana , with Marion, Illinois , being the hardest hit.