A quiet Naperville neighborhood looks quite different today than it did five years ago, when an EF-3 tornado swept through Naperville during the late evening of June 20, 2021.
Remembering the 2021 Naperville tornado
Kelly Dougherty recalls part of the 14-mile path that the tornado carved as it passed through the Cinnamon Creek subdivision, with peak winds near 140 mph.
“It looked almost like a war zone,” said Dougherty. “There was a car that was flipped. There were electrical lines down, lots of trees down [and] heavy damage to the houses.”
Neighbors helping neighbors
In the wake of the chaos, Dougherty stepped up.
“I gave my phone number out to people, just wanting to be helpful, not knowing where to start at first,” said Dougherty…