Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
629 NOUS43 KLOT 162033 PNSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-170845- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 333 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 /433 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for the July 14, 2024 Tornado Event... A line of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the evening of Sunday, July 14, producing swaths of damaging winds and several embedded tornadoes. This Public Information Statement provides a preliminary summary of the 6 tornadoes that have been confirmed thus far in northern Illinois from this event. Damage across multiple locations in DeKalb and Kane counties is still being analyzed, and additional findings from our damage surveys there will be shared at a later time. Note that this Public Information Statement only includes information on the tornadoes that occurred during the night of Sunday, July 14th. A separate Public Information Statement will be sent out later today with some preliminary information on a few of the tornadoes that have been confirmed from the Monday, July 15 derecho event. We thank all of our partners and followers for relaying damage information to our office! .Esmond Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.39 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 08:58 PM CDT Start Location: 6 SW Kirkland / Ogle County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 42.0304 / -88.9500 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 09:02 PM CDT End Location: 5 SSW Kirkland / De Kalb County / IL End Lat/Lon: 42.0139 / -88.8880 Survey Summary: A tornado began just southwest of Esmond and tracked southeast, lifting east of McQueen Road. Tree and crop damage occurred along the path of the tornado, and one outbuilding was destroyed as well. .Elburn Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.45 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 09:33 PM CDT Start Location: 1 NW Elburn / Kane County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.8959 / -88.4801 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 09:36 PM CDT End Location: 1 E Elburn / Kane County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.8909 / -88.4529 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado tracked for 1.4 miles through Elburn, causing damage to trees and corn crops. .St. Charles Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.82 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 09:44 PM CDT Start Location: 2 WSW St. Charles / Kane County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.9041 / -88.3519 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 09:46 PM CDT End Location: 2 SW St. Charles / Kane County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.8988 / -88.3379 Survey Summary: As strong straight-line winds were entering St. Charles, a brief EF-0 tornado spun up just north of Route 38 east of Peck Road. The tornado tracked southeastward to just southeast of the intersection of Randall Road and Route 38, causing roof damage to a Metro Self Storage building, damaging a greenhouse and tossing shopping cart corrals around at a Meijer, knocking over a light pole, and snapping and uprooting multiple trees. Damage beyond the Tri-City Shopping Center then appeared to transition to straight-line wind damage. .La Grange-Cicero Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.45 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 10:23 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WNW La Grange / Cook County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.8150 / -87.8864 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 10:33 PM CDT End Location: 1 NNE Cicero / Cook County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.8519 / -87.7518 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado began in La Grange and tracked through Brookfield, Riverside, and Berwyn before ending in Cicero. Damage along the tornado`s path was entirely confined to trees. .Midway Airport-Kenwood Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 10:31 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WSW Midway Airport / Cook County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.7811 / -87.7684 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 10:43 PM CDT End Location: 2 N Hyde Park / Cook County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.8178 / -87.5905 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado began just west of Midway Airport and tracked over the airport, where it displaced a 737 airplane, slamming it into a jet bridge. The tornado continued east-northeastward through the West Elsdon, Gage Park, New City, and Fuller Park community areas of Chicago, where it primarily caused tree and minor roof damage to homes. The tornado then crossed I-90/I-94, producing additional instances of tree damage as it tracked through the Grand Boulevard and Kenwood community areas before it tracked out over Lake Michigan. .Englewood-Jackson Park Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.59 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 10:40 PM CDT Start Location: 2 E Englewood / Cook County / IL Start Lat/Lon: 41.7680 / -87.6340 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 10:44 PM CDT End Location: 1 ESE Hyde Park / Cook County / IL End Lat/Lon: 41.7816 / -87.5672 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado began near Englewood STEM High School and tracked east-northeastward through the south side of Chicago before moving over Lake Michigan at Jackson Park. The tornado primarily caused tree damage along its 3.6 mile long track, though it also knocked over a train car and caused some minor roof damage as well. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ NWS Chicago