Dear Tom,
Last summer severe storms swept the Chicago area and Wrigley Field was evacuated. Were any tornadoes reported that evening?
Monica Salgado Chicago
Dear Monica,
A year ago on the evening of August 4 a violent squall line raced across the Chicago area producing wind gusts as high as 94 m.p.h., intense lightning and thunder and widespread flooding from torrential rainfall. The storm complex known as a DERECHO left a long legacy of downed trees and power lines all the way from northwest Illinois to Lake Michigan. In the city, tornado sirens blared as the stands at Wrigley Field were evacuated. Most of the storm damage was due to high straight-line winds but there were three confirmed tornadoes; an EF2 (winds to 135 m.p.h.) in Griffith, Indiana and EF1 twisters (winds to 110 m.p.h.) in Bloomingdale and Bolingbrook.
Last summer severe storms swept the Chicago area and Wrigley Field was evacuated. Were any tornadoes reported that evening?
Monica Salgado Chicago
Dear Monica,
A year ago on the evening of August 4 a violent squall line raced across the Chicago area producing wind gusts as high as 94 m.p.h., intense lightning and thunder and widespread flooding from torrential rainfall. The storm complex known as a DERECHO left a long legacy of downed trees and power lines all the way from northwest Illinois to Lake Michigan. In the city, tornado sirens blared as the stands at Wrigley Field were evacuated. Most of the storm damage was due to high straight-line winds but there were three confirmed tornadoes; an EF2 (winds to 135 m.p.h.) in Griffith, Indiana and EF1 twisters (winds to 110 m.p.h.) in Bloomingdale and Bolingbrook.
