June 2018 Great Lakes Tornado Outbreak

The June 2018 Great Lakes Tornado Outbreak was a deadly and destructive tornado outbreak that occurred on June 15 and 16, 2018. The outbreak primarily affected Illinois and Wisconsin, though tornadoes were also reported in Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota. The outbreak is notable for its impacts on the Chicago Metropolitan Area, which had not been hit by a major tornado since 1990, when an EF5 hit the suburb of Plainfield, killing 29.