The NWS confirmed that at least 11 tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area Monday night
As of noon Tuesday, PowerOutage.us reported that 215,000 customers in Illinois were without power, though the number had been significantly higher earlier in the day.
By Wednesday morning, ComEd got that number down to 75,000.
The NWS has deployed six damage survey teams to assess the widespread destruction, with 29 potential damage paths currently under investigation. So far, the NWS has confirmed the following tornadoes:
- Sugar Grove to North Aurora: EF-0
- Yorkville to Naperville: EF-1
- Channahon to Matteson: EF-1 (track is not finished and rating may need to be upgraded)
- Crest Hill to Lockport: EF-0 (track is not finished)
- Justice: EF-1
- Chicago – Near West Side: EF-1
- Chicago – Chicago Lawn to West Englewood: EF-1
Tragically, a 44-year-old woman from Cedar Lake, Indiana, lost her life due to the storms, according to the Lake County coroner’s office.
Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports experienced dozens of flight cancelations on Tuesday morning.
The Chicago Fire Department reported on the social media site X that there was only one serious injury in the city — a person injured when a tree fell on their car.
The NWS teams will continue to survey the damage in the coming days to identify additional tornado tracks and assess the full extent of the storm’s impact.
