STEGER, Ill. ( WGN ) — Village officials on Thursday expressed surprise by how quickly Wednesday’s storms rolled in. But what wasn’t surprising was learning the damage was caused by a confirmed tornado .
A National Weather Service survey team earlier in the day confirmed Steger was hit by a tornado with an intensity of EF-1, with winds between 86 and 110 MPH.
Among the structures hard hit was a former macaroni factory that had been revamped into a storage facility set to open next month. Crews were busy Thursday cleaning up remnants of a secondary roof that was torn off the building.
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Officials said that to their knowledge, Wednesday’s tornado was the first to ever hit the village, and they’ve learned they were the hardest hit in southern Cook County…