EF5Historical Record
EF5 Tornado — Kendall County, Illinois — August 28, 1990
Kendall County, IL
600 yd wide16.4 mi longmoved SE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF5
Date & timeAugust 28, 1990 · 2:30 PM
Path length16.4 mi
Max width600 yd
Injuries350
Fatalities29
Details
A EF5 tornado was recorded in Kendall County, IL, tracking roughly 16.4 miles with a maximum width of about 600 yards. The event is associated with 29 fatalities and 350 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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