Different things happened to different areas of Northern Illinois on Monday of this week. While Rockford barely saw more than a few raindrops Monday evening, it was a much different story across parts of the Chicago area.
The National Weather Service has now confirmed that four tornadoes touched down as powerful thunderstorms swept through the suburbs, damaging homes, businesses, trees, and power lines. Survey teams found tornado damage in portions of Cook, DuPage, and Will counties, with two twisters receiving EF-1 ratings, and two with EF-0 ratings, packing estimated winds between 65 and 110 mph.
Fortunately, no fatalities were reported, although plenty of cleanup remains.
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