Storm damage is being reported in Chicago’s northwest suburbs as multiple tornadoes touched down in the area, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.
At least 11 tornadoes touched down in Illinois and the Chicago area during a rare round of February storms Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed.
The NWS surveyed storm damage Wednesday and tracked touchdowns across the Chicago area, stretching from DeKalb County to Cook County and into northwest Indiana.
Where did tornadoes touch down in Chicago area?
In total, confirmed touchdowns were reported in the following locations:
How strong were the tornadoes in the Chicago area?
The strongest tornadoes reported so far were rated as an EF-1, meaning wind gusts were reported to be between 86 and 110 miles per hour.
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Tornadoes of that level were confirmed in Sugar Grove, Batavia, Geneva, Inverness and Mundelein in Illinois and Gary, Indiana.
Other EF-0 tornadoes were reported in Compton, Waterman, Hinckley, Big Rock, Elburn, Campton Hills, South Barrington and Hoffman Estates.
Some of those locations, however, were a single tornado that traveled across multiple suburbs.
