Less than a week after tornadoes struck central Illinois, Friday marks the three year anniversary of another November tornado that struck Caledonia.
The EF-2 tornado began around 3:00pm on November 22nd, 2010, just south of Rock Cut State Park in east-central Winnebago County. The tornado knocked down eleven electrical high tension towers and blew over a school bus near the intersection of Argyle and Harlem Roads (injuring six) before moving into Caledonia. Fortunately, there were no deaths and only minor injuries.
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| Path of Caledonia Tornado - Nov. 22, 2010 |
The tornado was on the ground for more than sixteen miles and packed winds of 135mph. While that is nothing compared to the tornado that hit Washington, Illinois last Sunday (190mph winds), it still caused some serious damage, as evidenced by photos taken by the National Weather Service as part of their storm survey.
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| Grain Elevator Damage (Caledonia) |
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House Damage (Caledonia) |
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Large Tree and
House Damage (Caledonia) |
The Caledonia tornado is proof that severe weather can happen at any time. Let's just hope that we won't have a repeat of this anytime soon.
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