The severe weather outbreak of January 7, 2008
What happened
On January 7, 2008, a major severe weather outbreak occurred from northeastern Oklahoma all the way to southern Wisconsin. Numerous tornadoes occurred, with 51 separate reports, including a couple of EF-3s.
This event was noteworthy because it came so far north, resulting in an EF-3 tornado in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Springfield, Missouri was also under three separate tornado warnings; looking at the RADAR, one sees why.
Romeoville (Chicago), Illinois RADAR images
Springfield, Missouri RADAR images
Severe weather reports
- Severe weather reports can be seen here
Springfield tornado warnings
- Click here for the 3 tornado warnings for Springfield and vicinity
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Last update to this page: January 10, 2008