Thundersnow12 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Due to the number events there are, I decided to use a general criteria when deciding what events I would do. Out of the events listed in these two posts 6/5/10 is the only one that was done. I'm sure il add a few things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The following will be in two posts... 6/5/10... Notes: -The EF2 tornado that moved through Dwight in Livingston county killed 1 and injured 13. -The EF2 tornado the moved through Streator in La Salle county injured 17 people. -The EF3 tornado that moved near Aroma Park/Saint Anne in Kankakee county injured 1. Soundings: 12z DVN 12z ILX 0z DVN 0z ILX Environment: 12z Upper Air Maps: 0z Upper Air Maps: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Tornado Count: 49 Illinois: 22 EF0: 9 EF1: 4 EF2: 7 EF3: 2 Michigan: 8 EF1: 4 EF2: 4 Ohio: 7 EF0: 2 EF1: 3 EF2: 1 EF4: 1 Indiana: 3 EF1: 1 EF3: 1 Iowa: 3 EF0: 2 EF1: 1 Pennsylvania: 3 EF0: 3 New York: 1 EF1: 1 Vermont: 1 EF1: 1 New Hampshire: 1 EF0: 1 Radar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 The only thing I didn't like about that day were the fast storms motions....45kts at H7...no thanks. But besides that it was pretty much perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The only thing I didn't like about that day were the fast storms motions....45kts at H7...no thanks. But besides that it was pretty much perfect. It really didn't bother me too much. The only issue I had was when I ended up getting lost on the farm roads and then having to play catch-up. It all worked out in the end though (as you know), as I was able to see 3 tor's and have the meso pass directly overhead while on I-74 in Peoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 1950-2010 Tornadoes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 1950-2010 Tornadoes: Noticeable void in north-central/northwest Illinois. Which is fine by me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Besides 3/28/1920...5/25/1896, 5/18/1898, 7/17/1903, 4/21/1912 and 5/26/1917 are some good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Noticeable void in north-central/northwest Illinois. Which is fine by me lol. The question is whether that is a real minimum or due to lack of surveying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 1950-2010 Tornadoes: wow at those big time long track tornadoes in eastern IA moving NNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 1800's-1949 Tornadoes (DVN & LOT CWA Only): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 1800's-1949 Tornadoes (DVN & LOT CWA Only): That Iowa/northwest Illinois tornado is the infamous Comanche Iowa/Albany Illinois tornado. That supercell started out west of I-35 and dropped the first tornado in central Iowa. It then produced a family of what were apparently strong/violent tornadoes as it tracked east-southeast into Illinois. Ended up killing close to 140... http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn/?n=camanchetornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 1800's-1949 Tornadoes (DVN & LOT CWA Only): looks like one started in southeast Batavia on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great thread. Any chance you could do the April 17, 1963 tornado referenced below? Though it was the one lone TOR in N IL that day... Kankakee - In addition to the 1948 F4 tornado which started in eastern Kankakee County (which is already documented in the Chicago stats) there was an F4 tornado April 17, 1963. It had a 70 mile path from 3 miles northwest of Essex to just west of Medaryville, IN. It affected Kankakee, Newton, Jasper, and Pulaski Counties. There was near F5 damage with several houses swept away in Kankakee County and again in Jasper County. The worst damage was in the Bradley-Bourbonnais area north of Kankakee. 1 person was killed and 70 injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 1800's-1949 Tornadoes (DVN & LOT CWA Only): Nice work. Looks like you missed a few in Lake/Porter but I think that's because you just plotted the ones that started in IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great thread. Any chance you could do the April 17, 1963 tornado referenced below? Though it was the one lone TOR in N IL that day... I'll do it. That event fits the criteria I was using, but wasn't listed in any of the sources I was using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Nice work. Looks like you missed a few in Lake/Porter but I think that's because you just plotted the ones that started in IL. Correct...Though I guess it wouldn't have hurt to plot those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I'll do it. That event fits the criteria I was using, but wasn't listed in any of the sources I was using. Cool, thanks. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great thread. Any chance you could do the April 17, 1963 tornado referenced below? Though it was the one lone TOR in N IL that day... 4/17/63 is one of the cases on Jonathan Finch's site. There isn't much there but there is a surface map from that day. http://bangladeshtornadoes.org/UScases60to69.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 4/17/63 is one of the cases on Jonathan Finch's site. There isn't much there but there is a surface map from that day. http://bangladeshtor...ases60to69.html I love that site and have spent hours looking at a bunch of cases. 4,000th post FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 4/17/63 is one of the cases on Jonathan Finch's site. There isn't much there but there is a surface map from that day. http://bangladeshtornadoes.org/UScases60to69.html Cool site. Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 1800's-1949 Tornadoes (DVN & LOT CWA Only): After looking at a few more sources, here's an updated version: There were other tornadoes mentioned, but no city (start/end) information was provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 After looking at a few more sources, here's an updated version: There were other tornadoes mentioned, but no city (start/end) information was provided. Imagine a repeat of some of these in modern times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Imagine a repeat of some of these in modern times. These maps really put things into perspective about how many tornadoes traverse the landscape over the decades and centuries. This relatively small sampling of time (the last 150 years) is very impressive in of itself. Can you imagine what these maps would look like if we could somehow plot the last 3000 years of tornadoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 These maps really put things into perspective about how many tornadoes traverse the landscape over the decades and centuries. This relatively small sampling of time (the last 150 years) is very impressive in of itself. Can you imagine what these maps would look like if we could somehow plot the last 3000 years of tornadoes? Yeah I've thought of that. If we had 3000 years of records it would be hard to find blank spots on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Imagine a repeat of some of these in modern times. If we got a Tuscaloosa type tornado that took the track of the one that starts near I-80 west of Joliet and goes all the way northeast to the lake...I can't even think of words to describe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 If we got a Tuscaloosa type tornado that took the track of the one that starts near I-80 west of Joliet and goes all the way northeast to the lake...I can't even think of words to describe that. Historic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Yeah I've thought of that. If we had 3000 years of records it would be hard to find blank spots on the map. For me, just thinking tornadoes have occured for well....forever blows my mind, thousands and thousands of years. You never really think about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 For me, just thinking tornadoes have occured for well....forever blows my mind, thousands and thousands of years. You never really think about that. I always wonder how many people settling west might've seen a tornado on their route. Ironic, seeing how hard some people look to find them. And I think of Colonial times and the way the people then described the weather, how much the understanding has changed and yet if we had satellites in the 1600's it would look exactly like it does today. Sorry for the tangent but somehow that's always fascinated me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 There have been countless "epic" tornadoes that have gone seemingly unnoticed over the past centuries. I'm sure many of them have traversed areas where large cities now lie. Without something man-made to destroy their impacts are naturally dissolved away in a matter of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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