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North Chicago and Chicago tornadoes

Hey, I hope it's not too much to ask, but can you get the Grazulis pages for the North Chicago tornado of September 26, 1972, and the one in Downtown Chicago some time in 1876? And if it's not too much of a chore, the ones for Crystal Lake (April 1965, F4) and Lake Zurich (April 1967, F4)? I need it for a draft I'm working on. Thank you! Departure– (talk) 16:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

• Here you go! Notes: k = killed, inj = injured, y = width in yards, m = length in miles, f = "family".

1876

IL

May 6, 1876

1710

2k

35inj

100yd

4m

F3

COOK -- "Rebounding like a bombshell," the tornado moved NE, ripping apart and collapsing both large and small buildings in downtown Chicago. Damage totalled about $250,000. One man died in the destruction of the Reaper Mission. The chimney of a candy factory was blown down, injuring workers, one of whom eventually died. At a county hospital (at 18th and Arnold) the roof and cupola were torn off, but the "terror- stricken" patients inside were unharmed. A freight depot collapsed, trapping and mangling the men inside. A church steeple and many brick chimneys were blown down. The Chicago Tribune printed a description of the multiple vortex structure of the tornado as it moved out onto Lake Michigan. The astute observation and conclusion (by a newspaper reporter) that air in the center of the multiple vortex tornado was moving downward was nearly a century ahead of its time. About a mile from shore "it was then composed of eight or ten columns grouped together, all whirling around a central point. The columns, or spirals, twisted and writhed like snakes. The group was about 500 feet in diameter, the various parts leaning at the top towards the centre, and bulging slightly at the middle. Now and then a column would draw away from its fellow and then sweep back. The down rush of air in the vacuum drew the cloud down. Directly under the mass the lake was flat and still. Around it the waters were lashed and torn. The waves dashed upon the spirals as if driven to madness by the attack. As the pillars curled around, binding themselves together, the cloud vomited lightning, as though sick of the performance. Another such scene may never come in this generation, and it is to be regretted that the cylinder could not have been caught and pickled for scientific investigation."

1965

IL

APR 11, 1965

1527

6k

75inj

400y

11m

F4

MCHENRY/LAKE -- (F-1) Moved ENE from the SW edge of Crystal Lake, passing through the SE side of that town, and ending 2m N of Wauconda. In a single subdivision, 45 homes were destroyed and 110 were badly damaged. Major damage also occurred along a four-block long, 200-yard-wide area of Island Lake. Five people were killed at Crystal Lake and one at Island Lake. $1,500,000. SEE FIGURES 143 and 144.

1967

IL

APR 21, 1967

1700

1k

123inj

150y

f17m

F4

KANE/COOK/LAKE-This tornado is plotted as moving NE from the NW side of Elgin, passing through Barrington Hills and Lake Zurich. It may have begun as far the to SW as a service station on Hwy-47 near Elburn. At Elgin, three people were injured as a factory was unroofed and torn apart. There was a $100,000 loss at the state hospital. Further to the NE, the tornado grew very intense and destroyed or damaged 500 homes. Homes were leveled at Barrington Hills, and a 1000- pound heating unit was carried a half mile from a home. A dozen cars were "thrown like toys" near the Hwy-22 and 59 intersection. $10,000,000.

1972

IL

SEP 28, 1972 (I presume this was a typo you made. Grazulis does not record any tornadoes September 26, 1972)

0555

0k

3inj

10y

f30m

F2

LAKE -- Moved NE from SW of North Chicago to Lake Michigan, east of Waukegan. Most of the injuries and much of the damage occurred at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Many trailers and barracks were destroyed. $1,000,000.

Hope that helps! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 04:35, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

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Sorry about that, I missed while dealing with a problem the next line down on a iPad. Acroterion (talk) 02:52, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

All good! Don’t worry about it I was just confused by it, so I reverting thinking it was a mistake; turns out it was! Well, have a good day! Cheers! The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 02:56, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

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Andrew5

Struck by request wizzito | say hello! 15:50, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Genuine question, why are we stalking and doxxing other editors? — E_F⁵ 15:51, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Not stalking. This is his choice to use public IP addresses. If he doesn't like it he should wait for the IP masking in May. wizzito | say hello! 15:52, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Andrew5#09_March_2025 and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Andrew5/Archive#31_December_2024 for evidence of previous college visits wizzito | say hello! 15:53, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Struck by request wizzito | say hello! 15:52, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Seems like it to me. "He uses public IPs" is no reason to track others IRL. — E_F⁵ 15:53, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

No admin has told me to stop. Izno and Ponyo have both looked at my SPI reports and found nothing wrong. wizzito | say hello! 15:54, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

If an admin tells me to stop I will wizzito | say hello! 15:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Would you like me to ask another admin? Clearly something's off with this; I don't like that we are guessing exact events this user will be at. Stalking is stalking, no matter who it's to. — E_F⁵ 15:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I'm more worried about Andrew going to college and having an entirely new city of sock IPs that he can use as he pleases. wizzito | say hello! 15:56, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Go ahead, if you want. I probably did go too far. I'm just worried about how nobody cares to stop him sometimes. wizzito | say hello! 15:57, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Also, he's sent death threats and harassed multiple people (including me) for just reporting his socks and not talking about his locations/IPs. I don't think he deserves privacy, especially because he chooses to use public Wi-Fi IPs that reveal their locations when you pull up Whois. Just my opinion. wizzito | say hello! 16:01, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Sure, but that's no excuse to give exact locations this user will be at. It's like someome telling everyone online where you live, yet you never gave them consent to do so. — E_F⁵ 16:01, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Andrew5/Archive#23_December_2024 gave an exact location; that IP is at an arcade in Long Island and Whois proves that. I will stop speculation and wait to see what happens before I go to SPI next. wizzito | say hello! 16:04, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I'd go ahead and say that's also stalking, although I've asked an uninvoled administrator for a second opinion. — E_F⁵ 16:06, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Then should WP remove the ability to look at Whois data for IPs until IP masking comes online in May? wizzito | say hello! 16:07, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

We have a Whois tool on the bottom of the contributions page for every IP, and it looks like this (used 1.1.1.1 DNS as an example) https://whois-referral.toolforge.org/gateway.py?lookup=true&ip=1.1.1.1 wizzito | say hello! 16:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Just an example of how he goes under the radar - 24.184.217.210 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), which geolocates to a place on Long Island, is a pretty obvious Andrew IP sock yet it was never blocked. It started a move discussion related to weather (which succeeded) and made a few other edits in that space. wizzito | say hello! 16:12, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

• Huh? I just got back on Wikipedia have a several hour break. Could I get a brief TL;DR summary of this? The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 16:21, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

  TL;DR speculated about what Andrew may be doing a little close to the sun wizzito | say hello! 16:22, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

  Also, it is EF5's opinion that talking about the locations of the IPs that Andrew5 uses might be a form of stalking. wizzito | say hello! 16:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Sure. Wizzito can tell his side (I obviously won't speak for someone), but I was concerned that we are guessing the locations Andrew5 will be at, which could constitute stalking. E_F⁵ 16:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I thought you saw talking about the IPs he has used as stalking, given I linked that SPI report that talked about the location of a sock IP. wizzito | say hello! 16:25, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

No, that's fine (public IPs are public). I'm concerned that we are guessing places where he will be (two college-related events of note that Andrew may be going to today) which seems like stalking to me. Then again, I could be wrong, but best to wait for that second opinion. — E_F⁵ 16:27, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I do apologize for speculating on this, and I consider it to be more like stalking now. It was an impulse decision. The best action would be to wait for any edits and then go to SPI. wizzito | say hello! 16:29, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

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