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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]
Two tornadoes—both in Illinois and rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale—were the strongest documented during the outbreak and combined for five deaths. In addition to tornadoes, the system associated with the outbreak produced sizeable hail peaking at 4.00 in (10.2 cm) in diameter in Bloomington, Illinois , as well as damaging winds ...
613 deaths in Southern Illinois. 695 deaths overall Deadliest single tornado in US history. Most extreme tornado in recorded history. Holds the record longest path length (219 miles, 352 km), longest duration (about 3.5 hours), and fastest forward speed for a significant tornado (73 mph, 117 km/h).
Survey crew found preliminary EF 1 tornado damage associated with the tornado. Three deaths were reported in Indiana following tornadic storms. ... At least two tornadoes were reported in Illinois ...
The 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak was a destructive tornado outbreak and severe weather event that occurred on April 21, 1967, across the central Midwest, in particular the towns of Belvidere and Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States.
A year after a deadly tornado ripped through Belvidere and caved in the Apollo Theatre's roof, there are nearly a dozen unresolved lawsuits. Deadly Illinois tornado left behind scars, trauma and ...
List of tornado-related deaths at schools; List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes; Tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 – Produced another violent tornado that paralleled the Tri-State tornado in Illinois; Daulatpur–Saturia tornado – Deadliest tornado worldwide in recorded history that struck Manikganj District in Bangladesh on April ...
Video of the tornado that caused the collapse entering Belvidere. A historic severe weather event occurred on March 31 across northern Illinois. [6] Having anticipated the severe conditions in advance, the Storm Prediction Center outlined a rare high (5/5) risk convective outlook that morning for two areas; a southern area including much of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and a northern ...