The National Weather Service confirmed on Wednesday that a fifth tornado touched down in the Chicago area during Monday’s severe storms.
The service on Wednesday said that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Wheaton, Illinois, with peak winds of around 75 miles per hour.
Four of the five tornadoes were confirmed on Tuesday:
- An EF-0 tornado with peak wind near 80 miles per hour touched down in or near Glen Ellyn in DuPage County.
- An EF-0 tornado also impacted western and northwest Orland Park, Illinois.
- An EF-1 tornado impacted Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest, Harvey, and Homewood in Illinois.
- An EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 110 miles per hour touched down in or near Lansing, Illinois, and appeared to lift just east of the Illinois/Indiana state line in Munster. EF-1 damage was found around Hazel Crest.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies the strength of a tornado from EF-0, the weakest, to EF-5, the strongest…