Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 21st, 1967: Belvidere Tornado

It's a day that many who lived through it, and even those who didn't, will never forget.  Today marks the 44th anniversary of the Belvidere torndao.

The F4 tornado touched down at 3:50 pm roughly two miles southeast of Cherry Valley.  It then passed through the Chrysler plant destroying hundreds of vehicles.  From there it moved east/northeast towards Belvidere where most of the destruction occurred.

The Chicago National Weather Service put together a very nice summary for the 40th anniversary of not only that tornado, but others that moved through northern Illinois.  You can find it here.

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