Thursday, June 29, 2017

Unusual Records Broken in Chicago, Northern Illinois

The last day of February marked two notable events in northern Illinois.
First, multiple tornadoes were reported in northern Illinois Tuesday, with one fatality reported due to an uprooted tree, in Ottawa, Illinois. In addition, hailstones as big as golf balls fell in the far southern Chicago metro area.
These February tornadoes are rare in northern Illinois. The National Weather Service said prior to this event, only one tornado had occurred in that region in February since 1950.
Tuesday also marked a record for Chicago's lack of snow cover. This was the first time in recorded history that the Windy City experienced an entire January and February without an inch or more of snow on the ground.


https://weather.com/news/news/chicago-no-snow-january-february-2017

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