HISTORIC Rochelle-Fairdale Illinois EF4 Tornado (Path of Destruction)
The 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale, Illinois tornado was an extremely violent and long-lived tornado that ripped through the communities near Rochelle Illinois throughout during the evening hours of April 9, 2015. Along the tornado's 30.14 mi path, numerous structures were heavily damaged or destroyed, especially in the small town of Fairdale where two fatalities and eleven injuries were recorded. A few well-constructed homes were swept completely away, indicative of peak winds near 200 mph, the upper bounds of an EF4 tornado.
The 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale, Illinois tornado was an extremely violent and long-lived tornado that ripped through the communities near Rochelle Illinois throughout during the evening hours of April 9, 2015. Along the tornado's 30.14 mi path, numerous structures were heavily damaged or destroyed, especially in the small town of Fairdale where two fatalities and eleven injuries were recorded. A few well-constructed homes were swept completely away, indicative of peak winds near 200 mph, the upper bounds of an EF4 tornado.