At least 12 tornadoes swept through portions of northern Illinois and northern Indiana Friday, resulting in multiple deaths, damaging numerous buildings and downing trees across the region.
Following damage surveys and reports from storm spotters, the National Weather Service initially confirmed two tornadoes Saturday afternoon - one near Baileyville in Ogle County and a second near Caledonia, about 15 miles northeast of Rockford.
The NWS office in Chicago provided an update of its findings on Twitter Saturday night, saying a total of 12 tornadoes struck portions of the weather office's coverage area.
The following tornadoes, listed below with their measurements on the EF scale, have been confirmed:
- EF-2 near Amboy
- EF-1 West Brooklyn
- Near Baileyville (rating TBD)
- EF-1 Machesney Park
- EF-1 Davis Junction to Belvidere
- Caledonia/Poplar Grove (rating TBD)
- EF-1 near Wellington
- EF-1 near Stockland
- EF-1 Lombard to Addison
- EF-2 near Oxford
- EF-2 near Fowler, Indiana
- EF-1 near Remington, Indiana
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The NWS noted that the ratings are subject to change, and that it plans to investigate additional damage over the coming days in the following areas: Merrillville, Indiana, Batavia, Plainfield, Plano-Montgomery, Frankfort-Park Forest, Minooka-Channahon and other locations.
Numerous storms ripped across Illinois Friday, with a tornado resulting in one death from a theater collapse in Belvidere and a second storm killing three people in Crawford County.
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