(WGN) — The National Weather Service has discovered two more tornadoes after severe storms ripped through the Chicagoland area earlier this week. According to the NWS, meteorological survey teams have confirmed two more tornadoes from Monday's storms — one in Downers Grove and another in Romeoville.
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2 tornadoes confirmed as NWS surveys storm damage across Chicagoland
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NWS confirms 2 more tornadoes in southwest suburbs from Monday's severe storms
The Chicago area was placed under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings on Monday as storms moved across northern Illinois capable of producing 70 mph wind gusts and two-inch hail. The National Weather Service issued the tornado warning at 12:10 p.m.
At least two tornadoes touched down in the Chicago suburbs during the severe storms that rolled across the region on Monday, National Weather Service survey crews said on Tuesday. As of 3 p.m., survey crews confirmed the following two tornadoes touched down during the storms: An EF-1 tornado in Lans…
The National Weather Service will have crews assessing what exactly happened across the Chicago area as severe storms led to “swaths of extensive” damage Monday. According to the NWS, Monday’s severe thunderstorms resulted in “several probable tornado paths” along with “significant” straight line wi…
The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in the Chicago suburbs during Monday's severe weather outbreak. Tornadoes in Chicagoland One tornado tracked through Lansing before lifting just east of the Illinois-Indiana state line in Munster, Indiana.
National Weather Service survey crews on Wednesday confirmed a fifth tornado that struck the Chicago area during the severe storms that rolled across the region earlier in the week. An EF-0 struck Wheaton on Monday, NWS said, with peak winds around 75 mph.
WHEATON, Ill. (WGN) — A fifth tornado has been confirmed from Monday night's severe weather that ripped through Chicago's south and west suburbs. According to the National Weather Service, survey teams have confirmed one additional tornado from Monday’s storm event.
The National Weather Service confirmed another tornado from Monday’s storms Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total confirmed to five. The weather service said the EF-0 tornado touched down just south of Wheaton College with 75 mph winds surrounded by straight-line thunderstorm winds.
The National Weather Service on Thursday confirmed two more tornadoes from Monday’s storms, bringing the total to seven. The weather service said Hazel Crest and Lansing saw EF-1 tornadoes, while Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Orland Park and Romeoville — where the weather service has …
(WGN) — The National Weather Service has discovered two more tornadoes after severe storms ripped through the Chicagoland area earlier this week. According to the NWS, meteorological survey teams have confirmed two more tornadoes from Monday's storms — one in Downers Grove and another in Romeoville.
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