Remembering Lost Friends Traditional Cache
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Hidden is a camo'd micro pill bottle near the memorial. We suggest parking at the plaza or you can park down the side street. Bring something to write with.
The Plainfield-Crest Hill-Joliet Tornado was a devastating tornado that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28, 1990. The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 350. It is the only F5 tornado ever recorded in August and the only F5 tornado to ever strike the Chicago area. It formed from a supercell thunderstorm which initially formed in the vicinity of Janesville in south central Wisconsin and produced a tornado near Pecatonica in Winnebago County, Illinois which touched down at 1:42 P.M. That tornado did not live long, but the storm continued to move southeast towards the Aurora area, but with no official touchdown and only minor roof damage. Continuing southeast, a tornado touched down and rapidly strengthened into a violent F5 tornado. At 3:30 P.M. CDT in Wheatland Township in Will County northwest of Plainfield the tornado damaged nearly all of the homes in a Wheatland Plains subdivision where there were several injuries, but no fatalities. The storm caught drivers by surprise on U.S. Route 30 just south of 143rd Street where 3 drivers were killed. The tornado was incredibly hard to spot because it was "rain wrapped", which means rain is rapidly spinning around the funnel, which made the tornado almost invisible . As the storm tore through the city, 9 people were killed (one additional victim would die afterwards from carbon monoxide poisoning while guarding his home after the storm). The remaining victims were from Joliet and Crest Hill in eastern Illinois. A total of 350 people were also injured in storm. This was the deadliest tornado event in the region since the Belvidere - Oak Lawn tornado outbreak of April 1967. This memorial helps me remember my friends and a teacher/coach that were lost that day. It was a devistating day for me and my family and are lucky to have survived. Some people probably drive by the memorial daily and don't even know why it's there. Please take a moment to view the wall. See the tornado's path of destruction. And remember those lost that day and appreciate those that survived.
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