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Illinois had 46 February tornadoes between 1995 and 2022. What causes out-of-season storms?

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Northern Illinois University professor Vittorio Gensini said the most populated areas of Illinois dodged a bullet. He said short term weather forecasting has seen steadfast advances in the past century. He believes technological advances have allowed meteorologists to better warn the public of dangerous weather events. The National Weather Service confirmed 12 tornadoes touched down in Illinois on Feb. 27.

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Illinois had 46 February tornadoes between 1995 and 2022. What causes out-of-season storms?

SUGAR GROVE – Two weeks after an EF-1 tornado struck his hometown of Sugar Grove, Northern Illinois University professor Vittorio Gensini said the most populated areas of Illinois dodged a bullet.“We got very, very lucky with this event. It’s a matter of time, right, until a significant, or even violent tornado impacts populated areas of Kane County, DuPage County or Cook County,” Gensini said. “We dodged another bullet.”At an NIU STEM Cafe even…

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