Danny Neal
EF5
I just had an interesting read a few seconds ago courtesy of the NWS Chicago.
"The event had previously been noted in National Weather Service (NWS) records as thunderstorm wind damage. However, Chicago Tribune reader David Hammer of Palatine came across an old Daily Herald newspaper account of the twister and brought it to the attention of WGN meteorologist Steve Kahn. NWS personnel at the forecast office in Romeoville reviewed the article, looked at the meteorology of the event, and conferred with State Climatologist Jim Angel, and determined that a tornado did occur." - Taken directly from the article and study.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=lot&storyid=12039&source=0
It seems like they based this off strictly pictures from an old newspaper article and even a damage path and EF scale rating. Thoughts?
"The event had previously been noted in National Weather Service (NWS) records as thunderstorm wind damage. However, Chicago Tribune reader David Hammer of Palatine came across an old Daily Herald newspaper account of the twister and brought it to the attention of WGN meteorologist Steve Kahn. NWS personnel at the forecast office in Romeoville reviewed the article, looked at the meteorology of the event, and conferred with State Climatologist Jim Angel, and determined that a tornado did occur." - Taken directly from the article and study.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=lot&storyid=12039&source=0
It seems like they based this off strictly pictures from an old newspaper article and even a damage path and EF scale rating. Thoughts?