A tornado battered homes in Plainfield, Illinois. Dramatic footage shows the freak weather as it swept through the residential area on April 2. Angel said: 'A rain-wrapped tornado just passed north of ...

A lifelong resident of Illinois, she had seen worse: the Oak Lawn tornado of 1967, which killed 33 people, and the Plainfield tornado of 1990, which petered out less than a mile from her home ...

The National Weather Service in Chicago says the Rochelle-Fairdale tornado was the strongest to occur in northern Illinois since the Plainfield F-5 on Aug. 28, 1990. It would be the strongest ...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Plainfield ... over Illinois and eastern Missouri will move into western Indiana after 6 pm and across the area through the evening. Tornadoes, widespread ...

The program, inspired by the 1990 Plainfield F-5 Tornado, is part of a nationwide initiative, with 17 active CERT programs across Illinois as of April 2025. JOLIET, Ill. - As severe weather ...

Illinois has already reported 63 tornadoes in 2025, surpassing the state’s annual average by April. Learn how recent storms ...

After severe storms blew through Illinois on Easter Sunday, Illinois’ tornado count for 2025 is now up to 64. The National Weather Service in Davenport was able ...