CHICAGO — Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) have confirmed that 11 tornadoes touched down in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana as a round of intense evening storms swept through the region on Monday.
Officials from the Chicago NWS said in a post on X Tuesday night that six EF-1 tornadoes and five EF-0 tornadoes touched down across parts of Chicagoland.
Officials said two of those tornados, EF-1’s, touched down in the city: one hit the ground on the near West Side of Chicago to the far western portions of the Loop, and the other in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood to West Englewood.
As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, here are the confirmed tornadoes and locations, according to NWS:
- EF-1: Chicago – Near West Side towards Loop
- EF-1: Chicago Lawn to West Englewood
- EF-1: Yorkville to Naperville
- EF-1: Channahon to Frankfort
- EF-1: Cedar Lake to Crown Point Indiana
- EF-1: Justice
- EF-0: Lockport
- EF-0: Byron
- EF-0: Davis Junction
- EF-0: Sugar Grove to North Aurora
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Damage left behind after intense storms in Channahon, Illinois. -
Damage left behind after intense storms in Channahon, Illinois. -
Damage left behind after intense storms in Channahon, Illinois. -
Damage left behind after intense storms in Channahon, Illinois. -
Damage left behind after intense storms in Channahon, Illinois. -
Monday storms leave behind path of damage in Broadview, Illinois. -
Monday storms leave behind path of damage in Broadview, Illinois.
According to the NWS, Monday’s tornadoes make up a total of 17 tornadoes in the region since Sunday.
Officials did not provide specific details about where exactly the twister paths were located.
NWS said there are still well over a dozen locations that need to be surveyed and analyzed, and damage assessments in full will take several more days.
Six teams from the National Weather Service are out surveying the damage across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.
Officials say there are 29 different paths of potential damage that crews will investigate to identify potential tornado tracks.
In Chicago, officials from the Department of Streets and Sanitation said crews received 3,905 tree emergency calls and as of 3:40 p.m. had responded to 1,217.
According to the NWS, EF-0 tornadoes are twisters with wind speeds ranging from 65 to 85 MPH that can cause minor damage to roofs and chimneys, but well-built structures usually remain unharmed.
EF-0 tornadoes can also topple over billboards and signs and lead to broken tree limbs.
EF-1 twisters are reported to have wind speeds ranging from 86 to 110 MPH that can cause moderate damage to permanent structures, and can even push cars off the roads or flip them.
Monday’s twisters came only a day before after a round of storms brought six tornadoes to Chicagoland on Sunday night, including two in the city.
