2015 Rochelle–Fairdale tornado (Reanalysis)
Appearance
A frame of the Clem Schultz footage, depicting the tornado approaching Fairdale at low-end EF3 intensity | |
| Meteorological history | |
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| Formed | April 9, 2015, 6:39 p.m. CDT |
| Dissipated | April 9, 2015, 7:20 p.m. CDT |
| Duration | 41 minutes |
| EF5 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced 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 |
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| Part of the tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 2015 and the tornadoes of 2015 | |