Two historic, extreme weather events separated by just over 100 miles happened on one July day in the upper Midwest. On July 18, 1996, 29 years ago this evening, a violent tornado roared through the ...
We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...
The weather forecast for Will County called for thunderstorms on Aug. 28, 1990. No advanced tornado warnings or watches were issued. The storm killed 29 people and injured 353 more over a 16-mile ...
In the immediate aftermath of a tornadic storm, the National Weather Service compiles damage reports from the public, emergency managers and first responders. If the damage reports correlate with ...