| 2015 Chicago Tornado | |
|---|---|
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Duration |
1 Hour, 27 Minutes |
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Time It Formed |
6:59 PM EDT |
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Time It Dissipated |
8:26 PM EDT |
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Fujita Scale Rating |
EF5 |
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Maximum Winds |
300 mph |
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Path Length |
105 miles |
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Maximum Width |
1 and 1/4 mile |
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Place(s) impacted |
Chicago, Illinois |
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Damage Caused |
$7,100,000,000 (2015 USD) |
|
Fatalities Caused |
Two Hundred Forty-Nine (259) |
The 2015 Chicago Tornado was a Violent, destructive and deadly EF5 tornado that struck Chicago, Illinois on May 30th, 2015.
Prequel[]
Weather Analysis Map 6 hours before the storm began.
Prior to the Tornado's Formation, Illinois and Indiana had already dealt with a round of Showers and Storms earlier in the day.
And at about 11:45 AM, a half mile wide EF2 tornado had been reported outside Muncie, IN
The Event[]
Impacts[]
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The Storm as it Gather Strength and Organization near the Southern Madison, WI Area
The Formation of the Chicago EF5
The Tornado touched down outside of Rockford at 6:59 PM EDT as a Borderline EF1/EF2
Only Five minutes after Formation, the Tornado's intensity is already pushing 150 mph.
The Tornado grows to a Half-Mile wide EF4 just as it entered the Naperville, IL Area
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The Tornado collides with a Smaller, Weaker Tornado, thus causing it to grow to it's peak size and intensity.
Chicago and O'Hare INTL Airport prepare for the Arrival of the now 300 mph EF5 Tornado
The Tornado just Minutes before Entering Chicago
Another View of the Tornado before it Entered Town
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The Tornado Entered town at 7:43 PM EDT, people who didn't seek shelter sooner try to escape the Tornado
The Tornado caused all sorts of Destruction, trucks, baggage.. a plane or two.. and even some people were sucked away by the Tornado and thrown yards or miles
After Ten Minutes of tearing apart Chicago, the Tornado left town. shrinking to 3/4 of a mile and heading into Northern Indiana
The Tornado shrinks to 1/4 to 1/2 mile and weakens to an EF4 after entering Northern Indiana
The Tornado shrinks and weakens to an EF3 north of Gary, IN
It begins to rope out Northeast of Gary, IN
The Tornado Dissipates at 8:06 PM EST while still Barely an EF2 South of South Bend, IN