A tornado has moved across the southern suburbs of Chicago this evening.
A very strong velocity couplet was indicated on Doppler radar and spotters reported a large tornado. Hopefully injuries will stay minor and damage will be light.
Another tornado is threatening the northern suburbs of Chicago at this hour.
Here are some of the reports from the NWS Chicago…
At 6:20…tornado was reported 3 miles S Matteson in Cook Co…touch down multiple vortex tornado moving northeast. location at route 57 and Stunkel
At 6:27…a tornado was reported atGovernors Highway and Stunkel Road in Richton Park (Cook Co.)
At 6:29…law enforcement reported tornado between University Park and Richton Park.
At 6:34…tornado reported by trained spotter north of Old Monee Road south of Saulk Trail in Park Forest.
At 6:38…damage reported at Saulk Trail and Richton Square Road in Richton Park. Reported by Richton Township emergency manager.
From 6:40 Tornado Warning…AT 636 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NEAR PARK FOREST. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHICAGO HEIGHTS…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH. THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE.
6:51…trained spotter reports TORNADO — tornado on the ground near Lansing. Spotter sees the tornado from Shererville
From 7:01 Tornado Warning…AT 653 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS. AT 658 PM CDT…THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 80 ON THE ILLINOIS INDIANA STATELINE.
Law enforcement reports TORNADO at 06:50 PM CDT — possible tornado may have caused a 5 car accident at interstate 90 and Calumet avenue.
Richton Park [Cook Co, IL] law enforcement reports TORNADO at 06:50 PM CDT — homes were flattened in Richton Park Illinois
Richton Park [Cook Co, IL] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 07:14 PM CDT — damage report. houses destroyed east of Governors Highway.
Wilmington [Will Co, IL] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 06:50 PM CDT — preliminary report from the Will County EMA. East Wilmington Illinois…two houses destroyed. couple of people rescued and 2 minor injuries.
