First tornado I aired live on the AccuWeather Network just over 3 months after starting; unofficially the first live aired tornado of the network.
Tornado #351 • August 9, 2021 – Virgil, Illinois
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Chase Log: August 9, 2021
Northern Illinois (491 miles)
A rather low-end setup yielded my best ever Illinois tornado chase day; half a dozen very photogenic tornadoes all within a few hours of each other on an localized northern IL outbreak day.
• TORNADOES: 6
• MAX HAIL: None
• FLOODING: Observed
• DAMAGE: Observed
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