August 28 - That RARE Chicago F-5

It was the first ever rated greater than F3 in August in the state of Illinois and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.  The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 353. It is the only the second F5 tornado ever recorded in August in the United States….and it happened this day in weather history.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices