Storm system brings strong and damaging winds to Chicago area
Wind gusts reached 60 to 70 mph in Hampshire, Illinois, in Kane County.
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Wind gusts reached 60 to 70 mph in Hampshire, Illinois, in Kane County.
Weather officials say the tornado reached an estimated peak wind of 135 mph and touched down near the intersection of S. 10th Street and W. R Avenue. It traveled for about 11 miles, damaging home roofs and sidings.
Firefighters successfully rescued 24 sheep, 18 goats, one cow, and several chickens and ducks.
The system hit the Kalamazoo area in Michigan after it passed through the Chicago area.
A total of 17 animals were unaccounted for after the barn collapsed near Harvard, Illinois, as Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2. Meanwhile, hail piled up like snow in Palos Heights, and a tornado touched down in Southwest Michigan.
An Oklahoma couple is in the ICU with broken backs and necks after a tornado tossed their truck into trees.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska and a destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into the Omaha area.
A driver captured the ominous looking scene in Cass, Nebraska Friday afternoon.
During a rehearsal dinner Thursday, a tornado damaged buildings and took down power lines at the farm where Kyle and Taylor O’Driscoll planned to take their vows this weekend. But crews scrambled to make it work for the big day.
The funnel cloud was seen in Union Hill, about 15 miles west of Kankakee. It was captured on video amid pounding rain.
Several tornadoes in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky caused deaths, injuries and widespread damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
A total of 11 tornados touched down in Illinois last Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with more possible bad weather on the way.
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At least four tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area during severe weather that struck the area Friday night, the National Weather Service confirms.
The tornado touched down in Warrenville and moved through Wheaton before lifting in Glen Ellyn.
Friday's severe weather also caused power outages, stoppages for Metra trains, and ground stops at both airports.
A line of severe thunderstorms late Friday led to a report of a tornado in DuPage County, power outages, stopped Metra lines, and a ground stop at both Midway and O'Hare airports.
After storms ripped through the Chicago area, 11 confirmed tornado touchdowns and residents spent Thursday drying out and cleaning up.
The 100 mph winds sent folks into crawl spaces in their rural homes which don't have basements.
The NWS confirmed multiple tornados touched down with winds upwards of 85 mph.
Chopper 2 was over the scene in Countryside where residents have been cleaning up after a tornado touched down and caused significant damage in the area.
It's been a surreal day in the Chicago area after several tornados touched down, uprooted trees, and ripped the roofs off buildings. CBS 2's Chris Tye was in Elgin and spoke to residents cleaning up after a stressful night.
Lyons Fire Chief Gordon Nord said the damage "certainly appears to be" due to a tornado.
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Don Archer helped police catch the thief in less than 24 hours.
When the girl woke up, the man fled the scene on a rental bicycle, according to police.
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Police said the drive-by shooting happened on the 2400 block of South Oakley Avenue around 10:45 a.m.
