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  1. Aug 8, 2024 · The Chicago area recorded the ‘most prolific tornado event’ in history when 32 tornadoes were reported during a derecho event July 15. Residents in seven counties have until Nov. 19 to apply ...

  2. Jul 23, 2024 · It’s the highest number of tornadoes recorded in the Chicago area in a single storm, surpassing the previous single-day records of 22 tornadoes in storms in 2023 and 2014, according to the ...

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    • dstruett@suntimes.com
  3. Aug 8, 2024 · The National Weather Service has confirmed a record 32 tornadoes on July 15 in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. By Sun-Times Staff. Updated Aug 8, 2024, 10:15am PDT. A Porsche car, damaged ...

  4. Jul 19, 2024 · The number of tornadoes ties the Chicago office's record in its forecast area, matching prior events in June 2014 and March 2023, the weather service said. Monday’s powerful storm has been declared a “derecho event,” a term most Chicagoans likely first became familiar with in 2020, when a derecho tore through the city, damaging some 12,000 trees .

    • Patty Wetli
  5. A history of twisters: Tornadoes in Illinois since 1950. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been tracking tornadoes for decades. This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to June 30, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper ...

  6. Jul 13, 2023 · "Between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, multiple tornadoes tracked across Northeast Illinois, some in very close proximity to one another," a tweet from the NWS said. "These were spawned ...

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  8. Sep 18, 2024 · The Brief. On July 15, a record-breaking storm system hit the Chicago area, producing 32 tornadoes, part of 56 across four states, including a derecho fueled by a rare weather pattern called a ...

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