2023 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR TORNADOES IN ILLINOIS.
THE YEAR KICKED OFF WITH SEVERAL TORNADOES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON JANUARY THIRD, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND IN FEBRUARY AND IN MARCH. THAT’S UNUSUAL SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.
WHAT’S UNUSUAL IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF 2023’S TORNADOES WERE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST TRENT FORD.
THAT IS UNTIL THIS WEEK, WHEN AT LEAST 11 TORNADOES HIT THE CHICAGO AREA, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER SO FAR IN 2023 TO 111. FORD SAYS ILLINOIS USUALLY AVERAGES ABOUT 54 TORNADOS PER YEAR.
ILLINOIS USUALLY AVERAGES ABOUT 54 TORNADOES EACH YEAR. SO FAR IN 2023…THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 111 TORNADOES, INCLUDING THE 11 TWISTERS CONFIRMED SO FAR THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE CHICAGO AREA THIS WEEK.
