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The Oak Lawn, Illinois Tornado (Storm Track) Map of April 21, 1967, tornadoes; 40th Anniversary of Northern Illinois' Worst Tornado Disaster (NWS Chicago) Federal Disaster Declaration (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Personal Memories of the Oak Lawn Tornado; Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Funnels of Destruction. WGN-TV news coverage.
SPC storm reports for November 17, showing the extent of the tornado outbreak and subsequent wind event. With the overall upper-level system expected to track eastward across the United States High Plains on November 17, the SPC issued a slight risk for severe thunderstorm activity for an area surrounding the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, valid for the early morning hours ...
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.
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 National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern and central Illinois until 8 p.m. Tuesday as severe storms redeveloped in the afternoon and were expected to continue ...
A storm system spawned more than 11 tornadoes across the Chicago metro area on Wednesday evening, which prompted hundreds of passengers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to seek shelter.
A high risk severe weather event is the greatest threat level issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for convective weather events in the United States. On the scale from one to five, a high risk is a level five; thus, high risks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of a major severe weather outbreak.
A radar-confirmed tornado swept through suburban Chicago, damaging homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing some injuries, officials said. At least four injuries were reported in ...