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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.
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 tornado first developed over the North Perry Airport, damaging 50 ft (15 m) of fencing, 20 aircraft, hangars, and various structures. The tornado produced less severe damage to signage, roofing, and trees elsewhere. Glass sliding doors were dislodged, and a Publix store was damaged as well. [144] EF0 Hollywood to Davie: Broward: FL
They say Crypta was allowed to finish its set even after a tornado warning was issued and sirens began to wail at 7:24 p.m. ... April 1, 2023, in downtown Belvidere. Twenty-two tornadoes touched ...
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.
The tornadoes were part of a larger system that wreaked havoc from Arkansas to Iowa and Illinois and moved into Tennessee by the evening. Nearly 60 preliminary tornado reports were sent to the ...
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 ...
By comparison, tornado warnings come out when twisters have been spotted on the ground or on radar. During a warning, people are urged to go inside right away.