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2015 Rochelle–Fairdale tornado

From Shark's Hypothetical Weather
2015 Rochelle–Fairdale tornado

A frame of the Clem Schultz footage, depicting the tornado approaching Fairdale at low-end EF3 intensity
Meteorological history
Formed April 9, 2015, 6:39 p.m. CDT
Dissipated April 9, 2015, 7:20 p.m. CDT
Duration 41 minutes
F5 tornado
on the Fujita scale
Highest winds 270–290 mph (430–470 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities 2
Injuries 22
Damage $19 million (2015 USD)
Areas affected Lee, Ogle, DeKalb, Boone Counties, Illinois

Part of the tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 2015 and the tornadoes of 2015