July 12, 2023: Localized Tornado Outbreak with 13 Tornadoes Across Northeast Illinois

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Chicago IL
532 PM CDT Sat Jul 15 2023

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            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     Tornado          2 WSW Timberlane        42.33N 88.89W
07/12/2023                   Boone              IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph, 
            path width of 175 yards, and path length of 
            2.5 miles impacted Loves Park and Caledonia 
            Townships. Damage along the path of the 
            tornado consisted of snapped and uprooted 
            trees as well as exterior damage to roofs. 

0536 PM     Tornado          1 S Boulder Hill        41.69N 88.33W
07/12/2023                   Kendall            IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph, 
            path width of 100 yards, and path length of 
            2.8 miles impacted Oswego and Aurora. Damage 
            along the path of the tornado consisted of 
            snapped and uprooted trees as well as 
            exterior damage to homes. 

0606 PM     Tornado          4 N Hampshire           42.15N 88.52W
07/12/2023                   McHenry            IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-1 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph, 
            path width of 200 yards, and path length of 
            6.9 miles impacted Huntley. Damage along the 
            path of the tornado consisted of snapped 
            tree limbs and uprooted trees. In addition, 
            roof damage was observed to two homes. 

0609 PM     Tornado          1 WSW Burr Ridge        41.75N 87.93W
07/12/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            *** 1 INJ *** 
            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-1 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 
            mph, path width of 150 yards, and path 
            length of 9.2 miles started near Burr Ridge 
            and ended in Stickney. Damage along the path 
            of the tornado consisted of snapped tree 
            limbs and uprooted trees, damage to walls 
            and roofs of homes and businesses, and the 
            movement of shipping containers in 
            industrial areas. One injury was reported as 
            a truck was rolled on a roadway. 

0616 PM     Tornado          4 SSW Pingree Grove     42.01N 88.45W
07/12/2023                   Kane               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-1 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 100 
            mph, path width of 440 yards, and path 
            length of 11.0 miles impacted Plato Center 
            and Elgin. Damage along the path of the 
            tornado consisted of snapped tree limbs and 
            uprooted trees as well as damage to walls 
            and roofs of several homes. Several garages 
            were damaged or destroyed, and the roof of a 
            church was damaged. 

0618 PM     Tornado          4 N Campton Hills       42.00N 88.41W
07/12/2023                   Kane               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS Damage Survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with max estimated winds of 85 mph, 
            path width of 100 yards, and path length of 
            2.6 miles impacted Campton Hills to Elgin. 
            Damage along the path of the tornado was 
            almost entirely to trees with one home 
            sustaining damage to a roof and exterior 
            wall. 

0633 PM     Tornado          2 SSE Fox River Grove   42.17N 88.20W
07/12/2023                   McHenry            IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph, 
            path width of 125 yards, and path length of 
            3.4 miles impacted Barrington Hills and 
            Barrington. Damage along the path of the 
            tornado consisted of exterior damage to a 
            farm outbuilding and snapped and downed tree 
            limbs. 

0641 PM     Tornado          1 NNW Hanover Park      42.01N 88.15W
07/12/2023                   Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined a brief EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph, 
            path width of 80 yards, and path length of 
            one half of a mile impacted Streamwood. The 
            tornado stripped siding off two walls at a 
            restaurant before decomposing into damaging 
            winds that continued beyond the path of the 
            tornado. 

0643 PM     Tornado          1 NNW Carol Stream      41.93N 88.14W
07/12/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph, 
            path width of 125 yards, and path length of 
            2.9 miles impacted Carol Stream and Glendale 
            Heights. The tornado produced primarily tree 
            damage as well as exterior damage to several 
            homes. 

0643 PM     Tornado          2 NE Hanover Park       42.01N 88.12W
07/12/2023                   Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined a brief EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 70 mph, 
            path width of 80 yards, and path length of 
            1.1 miles impacted Schaumburg. Tree damage 
            was common along the path of the tornado. 

0652 PM     Tornado          1 NW Long Grove         42.19N 88.01W
07/12/2023                   Lake               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 70 mph, 
            path width of 125 yards, and path length of 
            2.1 miles impacted Long Grove. The tornado 
            produced primarily tree damage including at 
            the Twin Orchard Country Club. 

0654 PM     Tornado          1 NNE Itasca            41.98N 88.00W
07/12/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph, 
            path width of 225 yards, and path length of 
            3.5 miles started near Itasca and lifted 
            over Chicago OHare Airport. Damage along the 
            path consisted of exterior damage to roofs 
            of warehouses and snapped and downed tree 
            limbs. 

0702 PM     Tornado          2 N OHare Airport       42.01N 87.90W
07/12/2023                   Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey 

            Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N 
            Ohare Airport. An NWS damage survey 
            determined an EF-0 tornado with estimated 
            peak winds of 85 mph, path width of 300 
            yards, and path length of 3.5 miles started 
            near Chicago OHare Airport and continued 
            into Park Ridge. This tornado started after 
            an earlier tornado lifted on the far 
            northwestern side of OHare Airport. The 
            tornado damaged the exterior of several 
            structures as well as numerous trees. 

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