Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the violent EF-4 tornado that ravaged our area and destroyed the town of Fairdale and sadly killed 2 people. The video above is from a good friend of mine Charles Russell. He was able to get some amazing footage of the violent tornado. Below is a lot of data from the National Weather Service.
Statement issued after the event:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1247 AM CDT WED APR 15 2015 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR 04/09/15 TORNADO EVENT... NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE NOW CONFIRMED SEVEN TORNADOES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE EVENING OF APRIL 9. NWS CHICAGO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO NASA SPORT FOR THE SATELLITE IMAGERY...NOAA REMOTE SENSING DIVISION FOR THE HIGH RESOLUTION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY...THE CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR AREAL PHOTOGRAPHY...AS WELL AS THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND THE MCHENRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR AERIAL DAMAGE PHOTOS AS WELL. ALL OF THIS REMOTE SENSING DATA ALONG WITH THE GROUND SURVEYS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN IDENTIFYING THE TORNADO PATHS LISTED BELOW AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE INTENSITY. THE FIRST TORNADO WAS SPAWNED OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WINNEBAGO COUNTY INTO BOONE COUNTY BY THE FIRST SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM...WHILE THE NEXT SIX TORNADOES FORMED FROM ONE POWERFUL AND LONG DURATION SUPERCELL STORM...INCLUDING THE VIOLENT LONG TRACK EF-4 FROM NORTHERN LEE COUNTY...THROUGH OGLE AND DEKALB COUNTIES...AND ENDING IN FAR SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY. THE TORNADO COUNT FROM THE APRIL 9TH EVENT FOR THE NWS CHICAGO COUNTY WARNING AREA STANDS AS FOLLOWS... EF-4: 1 EF-1: 3 EF-0: 3 TORNADOES WERE ON THE GROUND FOR A TOTAL OF 43.5 MILES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HERE IS A LISTING OF THE CONFIRMED TORNADOES...
RATING: EF-4 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 200 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 30.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 700 YARDS FATALITIES: 2 INJURIES: 22 START DATE:APRIL 09 2015 START TIME:6:39 PM CDT START LOCATION:0.9 MILES NE FRANKLIN GROVE START LAT/LON: 41.8530/-89.2896 END DATE:APRIL 09 2015 END TIME:7:20 PM CDT END LOCATION:5 NNW KIRKLAND END LAT/LON: 42.1623/-88.8792 THIS LONG TRACKED VIOLENT TORNADO DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND FARMSTEADS...AS WELL AS TOSSED VEHICLES...ALONG ITS PATH FROM NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY ACROSS EASTERN OGLE...NORTHWEST DEKALB...INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY. THIS INCLUDED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST SIDE OF ROCHELLE...ACROSS INTERSTATE 39...AND
RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME:6:37 PM CDT START LOCATION: 2.9 MILES S CHERRY VALLEY START LAT/LON: 42.1926/-88.9548 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME:6:40 PM CDT END LOCATION: 2.5 MILES SE CHERRY VALLEY END_LAT/LON: 42.2174/-88.9106 AN EMERGENCY MANAGER AND TRAINED SPOTTERS PHOTOGRAPHED A TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF CHERRY VALLEY. THE TORNADO DID NOT PRODUCE ANY DAMAGE.
RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.9 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE:APRIL 09 2015 START TIME:7:05 PM CDT START LOCATION:2.9 MILES E LINDENWOOD START LAT/LON: 42.0583/-88.9752 END DATE:APRIL 09 2015 END TIME:7:08 PM CDT END LOCATION:4.6 ENE LINDENWOOD END LAT/LON: 42.0739/-88.9457 THIS BRIEF SATELLITE TORNADO OVER FAR EASTERN OGLE COUNTY WAS CONFIRMED USING AERIAL SURVEY INFORMATION AND RADAR DATA.
RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.0 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME: 7:15 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3.1 MILES NW KIRKLAND START LAT/LON: 42.1334/-88.8776 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME: 7:21 PM CDT END LOCATION: 6 MILES S BELVIDERE END_LAT/LON: 42.1786/-88.8287 THIS TORNADO PATH WAS IDENTIFIED USING STORM CHASER VIDEO...GROUND SURVEY AND AERIAL SURVEY INFORMATION. THE TORNADO FORMED IN FAR NORTHWEST DEKALB COUNTY AND LIFTED IN FAR SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY.
RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.4 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME:7:24 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3.8 MILES S BELVIDERE START LAT/LON: 42.2073/-88.8425 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME: 7:25 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3.9 MILES S BELVIDERE END_LAT/LON: 42.2020/-88.8465 THIS TORNADO WAS SPAWNED BY THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE LONG TRACK EF-4 SHORTLY AFTER THAT TORNADO LIFTED.
RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.9 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME:7:25 PM CDT START LOCATION: 6 MILES SE BELVIDERE START LAT/LON: 42.2442/-88.7386 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME:7:31 PM CDT END LOCATION: 5.6 MILES ESE BELVIDERE END_LAT/LON: 42.1942/-88.7748 THIS TORNADO WAS SPAWNED BY THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE LONG TRACK EF-4 SHORTLY AFTER THAT TORNADO LIFTED.
RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME: 7:50 PM CDT START LOCATION: 4.4 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF HARVARD START LAT/LON: 42.3982/-88.5309 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME:7:51 PM CDT END LOCATION: 4.6 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF HARVARD END_LAT/LON: 42.4019/-88.5272 THIS BRIEF TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED 6 TO 7 TREES AT A PROPERTY ON MCGUIRE ROAD SOUTHEAST OF HARVARD THEN CAUSED MINOR TREE DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE ENDING.
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