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Between 1855 and 2021, the weather service recorded 97 significant tornadoes in the Chicago metro area. The deadliest formed in Palos Hills in Cook County on April 21, 1967. The twister traveled ...
(Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the greater Chicago area on Wednesday, forcing O'Hare and Midway airports to halt all air traffic, officials said, as tornado sirens echoed through ...
A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m ...
Just before 6:30 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Chicago confirmed a "large and extremely dangerous" tornado touched down in Summit, Illinois, and was moving toward Chicago.
Chicago weather: Cleanup from storm damage begins as temperatures move into low 40s ... The severe weather led to a ground stop at O’Hare International Airport in effect after 8:30 p.m. and ...
On the evening of June 20, 2021, an intense tornado affected the Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge, Darien, Burr Ridge, and Willow Springs in DuPage and Cook Counties in Illinois. It was the strongest tornado spawned by a surface low over Wisconsin, which spawned a total of four tornadoes across Illinois and Indiana. The tornado ...
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.
This tornado moved through a large industrial district near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, causing minor roof damage to warehouses. A stop sign was pushed over and tree branches were snapped. The tornado dissipated as it moved into the far northwestern part of the airport. [38] [6] EF0 O'Hare International Airport to Southern Park ...