Alright, so I completely forgot to re-inquire about the Grazulis books, but if you could, I'd just like the references for the three tornadoes near Chicago for the article preferably. The three were 1781 (Chicago Portage, again, might not be recorded by Grazulis), May 22, 1855 (Jefferson / Des Plaines, Illinois), and June 3, 1860 (throughout the Chicago metro). Everything else is either in the free Grazulis source or elsewhere easy enough to find. Thank you in advance! Departure– (talk) 15:13, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here you go Departure–!

No tornadoes in 1781 were recorded by Grazulis sadly.

1855 Below.

IL

MAY 22, 1855

1630 (start time)

3k (deaths)

6inj (injuries)

y (No width recorded)

m (No path length recorded)

F (No F-scale rating recorded)

COOK -- A tornado moved to the SE, and touched down briefly at "Jefferson," just east of Norwood Park, about 16m NW of downtown Chicago. It destroyed one home containing nine people, killing a woman and two children.

1860 Below. I presume this is the tornado you are referencing since it is the only one that hit Cook County like the 1855 tornado did. Two other IL tornadoes occurred that day along with the one below and both have extremely long summaries (like 2 pages are in the book just to cover those two tornadoes)....and a couple of really long Iowa tornado summaries same day.......How In The World Do We Not Have An Outbreak Article For These????? 100+ Deaths! List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks#1860s....We note the outbreak there with 148+ deaths and we do not have an article on it!

IL

JUN 3, 1860

2130 (start time)

0k (deaths)

4inj (injuries)

y (No width recorded)

15m (Path length in miles)

F (No F-scale rating recorded)

KANE /COOK /LAKE -- Moved NE from west of Elgin to near Dundee where homes were unroofed and the post office was destroyed. At Lake Zurich, the Brockway farm lost the upper floor of the farm house. Four people were injured and clothing was carried several miles. Another likely tornado hit at Glencoe, destroying one home and uprooted trees in Cook County. Ships reported a large waterspout out over Lake Michigan. Other possible tornadoes produced damage in and around Long Grove, Illinois and Ottawa County, Michigan.

The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 20:54, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Argh! I was specifically looking for F-scale ratings and Grazulis doesn't even record them. Figures. Oh well, thanks anyway! Departure– (talk) 21:28, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, he doesn't start F-scale ratings until 1880. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]