We haven’t seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn’t been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts.
On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two northern Illinois counties on the far southwestern edge of Chicagoland.
The twister tore a 16-mile path through parts of the towns of Plainfield and Crystal Lawns that afternoon. Twenty-nine were killed and 350 were injured.
This violent tornado was up to a half-mile wide and inflicted $160 million in damage, with 470 homes destroyed and 1,000 damaged, according to the National Weather Service…