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UPDATE: Fifth Tornado Identified and Video Roundup
Over the weekend the National Weather Service announced that a review of damage from Thursday's severe storms resulted in the finding of four tornadoes in the region. However, using storm chaser video, officials now say there were five twisters. Here's the info on the newly discovered tornado:
.TORNADO 4... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.0 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 09 2015 START TIME: 7:15 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3.1 MILES NW KIRKLAND START LAT/LON: 42.1334/-88.8776 END DATE: APRIL 09 2015 END TIME: 7:21 PM CDT END LOCATION: 6 MILES S BELVIDERE END_LAT/LON: 42.1334/-88.8776
I also wanted to provide a quick roundup of some of the more amazing videos from Thursday night. First, here's footage of the very beginning of the massive EF-4 tornado that tore through Rochelle and Fairdale. This was shot near Franklin Grove:
Next, check out this amazing time-lapse and close-up view of the same tornado:
These guys got some incredible footage. Of note is coming upon Grubstakers just seconds after it was hit by the tornado:
And finally, here's the aerial footage of the destruction. This video starts northeast of Fairdale and continues one mile north east of Franklin Grove:
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