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2015 Rochelle–Fairdale tornado

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396:. Approximately 71 homes sustained some degree of damage, including 13 that were destroyed. Several houses on the northwest side of town sustained damage consistent with an upper-end EF3 tornado, with all walls collapsed. A few houses that were nailed to the foundation—not bolted—were swept clean. Neighbors Geraldine Schultz and Jacklyn Klosa were both killed in their homes, and an additional 11 people were injured throughout the town, including Geraldine's husband, Clarence. Continuing northeast across Wheeler Road, one residence had a large portion of its roof ripped off, a second residence had its exterior walls collapsed, and a two-story 80-year-old well-constructed barn was destroyed. A large garage was destroyed and had its debris deposited well downstream, and significant denuding and debarking of trees was evident. Near the intersection of Irene Road and McNeal Road, a well-built seven-year-old house lost its second story and many exterior walls. A two-story well-built barn with cinder block attachment was totally destroyed, and a nearby two-story rebar-reinforced cinder block silo was ripped apart. Large farm equipment was tossed 0.25–0.5 mi (0.40–0.80 km), and convergent scouring of road pavement was noted in this area. After passing over rural terrain, the tornado finally dissipated at 7:20 p.m. CDT (00:20 UTC) over Cherry Valley Road, ending its 30.14 mi (48.51 km) and 41-minute path of destruction. 381:, where a row of five homes was completely leveled, two of which were swept away. Anchor bolts were again present at these residences, though the foundations were of cinder-block construction. Intense ground scouring was evident nearby, a car was thrown a full mile (1.6 km), and debris was wind-rowed long distances through fields in this area. Winds were again estimated at 200 mph (320 km/h), with the damage at this location again being near-EF5 in intensity. Further to the northeast, the tornado inflicted high-end EF4 damage as a large farmstead was completely destroyed. A well-constructed barn was obliterated, and a 40 ft (12 m) reinforced concrete silo was reduced to a pile of rubble. A large farmhouse on the property was completely swept away, and nearby trees were severely stripped and debarked. The tornado weakened as it crossed North Moore Road, where a warehouse building had a collapse of its non-bearing exterior walls. One small barn or outbuilding had a collapse of exterior walls while another had a few metal roof panels ripped off. After crossing 370: 362:
debris strewn downwind. Several vehicles parked at these residences were moved some distance or tossed, and wind rowing of debris occurred. One house had its concrete walkway pulled a few inches from its original location, and notable scouring of lawn grass was observed in the subdivision. These structures were estimated to have been impacted by winds near 200 mph (320 km/h), the upper bound of an EF4 tornado. Continuing northeast, the tornado temporarily weakened, producing EF2 to EF3 damage as it destroyed a few large barns or outbuildings, ripped the roof off two brick residences, and collapsed most walls of another house, but once again gained strength as it approached and crossed
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tornado. Isolated shower activity began forming across the region just prior to the issuance of watch, eventually growing into a line of strong to severe thunderstorms, including supercells. One such high-precipitation supercell was first severe warned at 6:11 p.m. CDT (23:11 UTC); the National Weather Service office in Chicago, Illinois warned of winds up to 70 mph (110 km/h) and quarter- to golf ball-sized hail. The weather forecast office upgraded the severe thunderstorm warning to a tornado warning at 6:35 p.m. CDT (23:35 UTC), and four minutes later, trained storm spotters reported a damaging tornado north of
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set up temporary shelters for residents in Fairdale. The Rochelle Community Hospital was shifted into "disaster mode" to quickly handle the large number of casualties. Equipment and resources from over a dozen nearby fire departments aided in sifting through the remains of dozens of houses. More than
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As the tornado crossed South Richard Road, it intensified to very high-end EF4 strength and inflicted catastrophic damage to several large homes as it impacted the Deer Creek subdivision. Well-built homes along South Richard Road and East Kuehl Court were leveled and swept from their foundations with
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into northern Illinois in the Day 4 outlook. On April 7, a Day 3 Enhanced risk was issued across most of Illinois, eastern Missouri, and small portions of adjacent states. No further changes to the threat level were made, although the Enhanced risk was significantly expanded late on April 8
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At 1:50 p.m. CDT (18:50 UTC), the SPC issued a tornado watch for northern and central Illinois, far northwestern Indiana, far southern Wisconsin, and portions of Lake Michigan. A 60% chance of two or more tornadoes was assessed across the watch box, with a 40% chance of at least one strong
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The disaster was captured on phone camera by Clarence "Clem" Schultz (85), who recorded the tornado from his home. Mr. Schultz survived with a compressed broken vertebra, but his wife, Geraldine "Geri" Schultz (67), and their neighbor, Jacklyn Klosa (69), were killed. The Schultzes' dog, Missy, and
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coordinated their own operations beginning on April 12. Switchyard Bar and Grill in Rochelle hosted a donation drive to provide victims with new household items. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle and DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott set up a lost-and-found for residents to retrieve missing
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before finally dissipating at 7:20 p.m. CDT. Along the tornado's 30.14-mile (48.51 km) path, numerous structures were heavily damaged or destroyed, especially in the small town of Fairdale where two fatalities and eleven injuries were recorded. A few well-constructed homes were swept
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Clem's phone with the footage were found unharmed after the disaster. The footage which captured the tornado's approach and destruction of several houses (including the homes of Klosa and the Schultzes) was recovered and was released online and in news broadcasts as a cautionary example.
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items. Workers from "Bees Designs" created and sold shirts in Rochelle, with all proceeds donated to help tornado victims. A check from near Rochelle was discovered approximately 80 mi (130 km) northeast in
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declared DeKalb and Ogle counties as state disaster areas, freeing up a wide variety of resources for response efforts. Both the
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toured the area. Total economic losses from the tornado reached $ 19 million (equivalent to $ 24,000,000 in 2023).
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valid for April 9. This threat area was maintained in the Day 5 outlook and narrowed to a corridor from southern
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and eventually through the western Great Lakes region. A weaker disturbance pushed from the Ozarks into the
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Throughout the evening hours of April 9, 2015, an extremely violent and long-lived multiple-vortex
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completely away, indicative of peak winds near 200 mph (320 km/h), the upper bounds of an
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early on April 9 progressed steadily northeast while intensifying, reaching the trisection of
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The tornado first began at 6:39 p.m. CDT (23:39 UTC) on April 9, just northeast of
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Ground scouring and very high-end EF4 damage to homes in the Deer Creek subdivision near Rochelle.
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675 volunteers, coordinated by the Virginia faith-based nonprofit organization
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Very high-end EF4 damage was again observed near the intersection of IL 64 and
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at 6:39 p.m. CDT (23:39 UTC). It progressed through the counties of
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observed across the Central United States on April 8 and April 9.
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The catalyst for the severe weather outbreak came as a positively-tilted
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A reinforced concrete silo that was completely destroyed by the tornado.
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into the lower 60s °F across the Enhanced risk area. Winds at 850
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Video of a close encounter with the Rochelle tornado
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A photograph depicting a large, violent tornado; houses are evident in the foreground.
CDT
Enhanced Fujita scale
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Lee
Ogle
DeKalb
Boone Counties
Illinois
tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 2015
tornado
Rochelle
Fairdale, Illinois
Central United States
Lee County
Ogle
DeKalb
Boone
EF4 tornado
Storm Prediction Center
Oklahoma
Illinois
Missouri
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Ozark Plateau
Ark-La-Tex region
Enhanced Fujita scale
The SPC's midday tornado outlook, highlighting an enhanced risk for strong tornadoes across northern Illinois

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