Gray Sky: Midwest Tornadoes
Post-CAT aerial imagery collections in Illinois and Wisconsin
Overview
Tornadoes struck multiple communities across the Midwest, causing damage across parts of northern Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Gray Sky team mobilized to capture high-resolution aerial imagery to support response, assessment, and recovery efforts.
The imagery shows impacted areas in detail and, when paired with previous Vexcel collections, enables before-and-after comparisons to understand the full extent of tornado damage. Our thoughts go out to the communities impacted by these severe storms.
If you need access to imagery, please reach out below.
Sunday, April 19
Gray Sky tornado imagery from Lena, IL is now published in the Vexcel Platform (Vexcel Viewer, Vexcel APIs) and select partner sites. Color-coded damage assessments for every property within the Lena collection area will be available soon.
More today: Weather permitting, we plan to collect additional imagery over Ringle, WI, focusing on areas with significant building and property damage.
Saturday, April 18
On Saturday, our Gray Sky team collected high-resolution aerial imagery over Lena, IL in Stephenson County, covering approximately 21 sq mi (54 km²). The collection focused on populated areas with significant property damage.
