Below are some photo tweets shared by College of DuPage assistant professor of meteorology Vittorio (Victor) Gensini today as he helped with damage assessment after yesterday’s tornado in the Fairdale, Ill. area. The National Weather Service has preliminarily rated the tornado as a long-track EF-4.
I feel awful for the town of Fairdale. pic.twitter.com/rKJuOLnrSH
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015
Car flipped in Fairdale. pic.twitter.com/SDb7GY1KDB
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015
This is the scene in Fairdale today. pic.twitter.com/65O0UhER6S
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015
Flag is waving proud in Fairdale today. These folks are holding their heads high. pic.twitter.com/RN8DtlET3I
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015
Cars are not great places to be in a tornado. Pictures from Fairdale, IL. pic.twitter.com/u80Yh1q4YI
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015
Smart car thrown 200 yards into a field southwest of Fairdale. Wow! pic.twitter.com/C24z7iXAA0
— Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx) April 10, 2015