Four tornadoes confirmed to have touched down in Chicago area Friday night

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least four tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area during severe weather that struck the area Friday night, the National Weather Service confirms. 

At least two tornadoes touched down in Kankakee County. The first was an EF-0 tornado that occurred near Kankakee, officials said.  The second was rated ED-1 and happened in Momence. 

The NWS said peak wind speeds and tracks of those tornadoes will be provided later. 

An EF-1 tornado touched down in far north Minooka and went from Minooka to Shorewood to the west side of Joliet. 

A fourth tornado, an EF-0, touched down in the central part of Minooka and went eastward to the Des Plaines River. 

The NWS said additional survey work will continue from Kendall and Grundy counties east into Northwest Indiana on Sunday. 

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