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Chicago has been hit by a number of tornadoes. Official records go back as far as 1950. Since then, Chicago itself has been hit by an F2 tornado in March 4, 1961, an F1 tornado on May 29, 1983, and an F0 tornado on September 22, 2006. Even more tornadoes have hit the greater Chicago area. The worst of these was the F4 that hit Oak Lawn on April 21, 1967. Before official records, in 1871 an F3 tornado tore through downtown Chicago.
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Is the oak lawn tornado outbreak the only tornado near Chicago?
No. First of all, there seems to be a some confusion here. The Oak lawn tornado outbreak was not a tornado, it was an outbreak of at least 45 tornadoes across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Second, the F4 tornado that struck Oak Lawn was not the only tornado in the area of Chicago. Among other events, an F3 tornado struck downtown Chicago in 1871, an F4 tornado hit Bolingbrook in 1976, and an F5 tornado hit Plainfield in 1990.
Why do tornadoes never hit Chicago?
Chicago is a relatively small target for a tornado to strike and so unlikely to be hit. So it really is only by chance that tornadoes have missed Chicago. However, tornadoes have occurred in the Chicago area, so it is entirely possible for one to hit the city itself.
Is there going to be a tornado in 2012 in Chicago?
It is impossible to make long term predictions of whether or when a specific location will have a tornado. When we do determine that a town or city is going to be hit, the time to the tornado's impact is measured in minutes.
Is a tornado hit the barn a sentence or fragment?
"A tornado hit the barn." would be a sentence.
Can chicago have a tornado?
Yes. Contrary to popular belief, downtown areas of major cities are not protected against tornadoes. The Chicago areas has been hit by tornadoes before, and it is only by chance that none have hit downtown Chicago in recent years.
Can there be a tornado in northern Illinois?
Yes, tornadoes are not uncommon in northern Illinois. One the most notable of these was the F5 tornado that struck Plainfield, Illinois, not far from Chicago, on August 28, 1990 killing 29 people.
Where did the Chicago tornado in 2009 originate?
There were no tornadoes in Chicago in 2009.
When did the tornado hit henryville?
The Town of Henryville, Indiana was hit by an EF4 tornado on March 2, 2012.
When the last tornado hit Taylor Michigan?
The last tornado to hit Taylor was the summer of 1980.
When will a tornado hit London?
It is impossible to predict when the next tornado will hit any given location.
What about the tornado that hit Belmond last night?
the tornado in blemont was just a ef-1 tornado.
What year did the last tornado hit Florida?
Tornadoes hit Florida every year.
