Illinois
Just before the noon hour, severe thunderstorms began forming 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Chicago. The first storm started to spawn killer tornadoes in DeKalb and then Kane Counties starting at 12:00 p.m. Roughly 15 minutes later a violent F4 tornado tore through Will and Cook Counties cutting a path 53 miles (85 km) long in the Bellwood and Maywood areas that would kill 20 people as the storm devastated the community of Melrose Park. Ten of the fatalities occurred when the storm made a direct hit on the Melrose Park Catholic Church and Convent where people were getting ready for Palm Sunday services. Six more people would be killed in the community of Dunning before the storm passed into Lake Michigan.
Read more about this topic: 1920 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
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