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The weather service's Chicago team had to take shelter as the storm passed over just before 10.30 p.m.. Chicago's O'Hare Airport ordered a ground stop while local trains were canceled. The weather ...
Tornadoes and high winds will also be possible amid these storms, set to begin today. California already expecting more snow as it recovers from massive storm last week 17:20 , Katie Hawkinson
The tornado damaged several dozen buildings and structures, including a local elementary school, which suffered "catastrophic damage," according to local officials.
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] June 2, 1990 – An F2 tornado tracked 8 miles through Shelby County, destroying 16 homes, damaging a further 60, and injuring 2 people.
Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes without warning. [2] While not all severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes, they can produce serious straight line wind damage as severe as a lower-category tornado or hurricane, and can actually cover a much wider area than that exceeded by a tornado's comparatively narrow path ...
This article's lead section may be too long. Please read the length guidelines and help move details into the article's body. (August 2024) Tornadoes in the United States 1950-2019 A tornado strikes near Anadarko, Oklahoma. This was part of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. Tornadoes are more common in the United States than in any other country or state. The United States ...
As the powerful storms approached Chicago, tornado warnings were issued for the areas in and around the city, encompassing an area that over 2.5 million people call home.
Tri-State Tornado: Missouri, Illinois and Indiana (Kentucky, Tennessee) Lower number for single 3-state tornado; higher for 5-state outbreak 1919 Hurricane: 600 1919 Florida Keys Hurricane: Florida, Texas 1918 Wildfire: 453 $73 million ($1.145 billion in 2015) 1918 Cloquet fire: Minnesota: Largest disaster in Minnesota history 1913 Flood: 428