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July 14, 2023: Storms Produce Damaging Winds Across Northern Illinois and an EF-0 Tornado in DuPage County

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Overview of July 14, 2023 Severe Weather

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Fast Facts

Severe storms brought damaging wind gusts to parts of northern Illinois during the evening of July 14th.

One tornado with a preliminary rating of EF-0 touched down Warrenville and tracked into Wheaton before lifting in Glen Ellyn.

A concentrated area of significant straight-line wind damage occurred in Elk Grove Village. Winds here were estimated to be as strong as 80 mph.

Tornado Information

Details on the Warrenville - Glen Ellyn Tornado and Elk Grove Village straight-line wind damage can be found in this Public Information Statement.

Warrenville to Glen Ellyn EF-0:

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Downloadable KMZ File

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This is a 17 minute radar loop showing our radar detecting lofted debris in the Warrenville/Wheaton area.

Wheaton Area Radar Loop

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

When a tornado is known to have occurred but does not cause damage to any qualified damage indicators, or if the only damage is located in an area that is inaccessible to NWS storm survey personnel, then a tornado may be assigned the EF-Unknown (EF-U) rating.

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

Preliminary storm reports from 7/14/2023

National Storm Reports for July 14, 2023

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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Chicago IL
642 PM CDT Sun Jul 16 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Dixon                   41.84N 89.48W
07/14/2023                   Lee                IL   Public

            Two large tree limbs blown down and a porch
            roof collapsed. Relayed through social
            media.

0707 PM     Funnel Cloud     2 NNW Lost Nation       41.93N 89.38W
07/14/2023                   Ogle               IL   Public

            Video shared on social media showing a
            well-defined funnel roughly 2/3rds the way
            down to the ground. Location based on video
            time stamp and co-located to radar-indicated
            rotation.

0725 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 E Oregon              42.01N 89.31W
07/14/2023                   Ogle               IL   Emergency Mngr

            Powerlines down with one power pole snapped.
            Time estimated by radar.

0735 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 S Amboy               41.68N 89.32W
07/14/2023                   Lee                IL   Law Enforcement

            Large tree down on the 700 block of Dry
            Gulch road. Was blocking three quarters of
            the roadway. Time estimated based on radar.

0745 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Lindenwood              42.06N 89.03W
07/14/2023                   Ogle               IL   Public

            Trees downed.

0754 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Triumph            41.50N 89.01W
07/14/2023                   La Salle           IL   Law Enforcement

            Reports of a large tree downed onto a
            property north of Triumph.

0817 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 N Leland              41.66N 88.80W
07/14/2023  M55 MPH          De Kalb            IL   Public

            Personal weather station measured a gust to
            55 mph.

0839 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Plano                   41.66N 88.54W
07/14/2023  M64 MPH          Kendall            IL   Public

            Personal weather station measured a wind
            gust to 64 mph.

0842 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Sugar Grove Airport     41.77N 88.48W
07/14/2023  M61 MPH          Kane               IL   ASOS

            Measured gust to 61 mph at ARR ASOS.

0845 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SW North Aurora       41.78N 88.38W
07/14/2023                   Kane               IL   Public

            Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg
            report from 3 SW North Aurora. Large tree
            landed on car in west side of Aurora off
            Orchard Road.

0852 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NW North Aurora       41.83N 88.36W
07/14/2023  M69 MPH          Kane               IL   Mesonet

            Measured at KILBATAV3.

0856 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WNW Batavia           41.86N 88.33W
07/14/2023                   Kane               IL   Emergency Mngr

            Numerous 6 inch diameter branches and limbs
            down all over the area, particularly between
            McKee and Fabyan Parkway, east towards Route
            31.

0857 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ENE Batavia           41.85N 88.30W
07/14/2023                   Kane               IL   Emergency Mngr

            Fallen one foot diameter tree limb took out
            three power poles on N Van Buren and Spring
            Street.

0858 PM     Tornado          2 W Warrenville         41.82N 88.22W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Storm Survey

            An NWS damage survey determined an EF-0
            tornado with estimated peak winds of 75 mph,
            path width of 400 yards, and path length of
            8.8 miles started near Fermilab and lifted
            in Glen Ellyn near the College of DuPage.
            Damage along the path consisted mostly of
            downed trees and tree branches.

0900 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 E North Aurora        41.81N 88.27W
07/14/2023  M87 MPH          Kane               IL   Public

            Personal weather station measured a wind
            gust to 87 mph.

0901 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Naperville        41.76N 88.16W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Public

            4 inch diameter tree limb downed on West St.
            Time estimated.

0901 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NNW Bolingbrook       41.74N 88.10W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Employee

            6 inch diameter branch down at Wehrli and
            Lisson Roads.

0902 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SSE Naperville        41.75N 88.14W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Employee

            Multiple 3 inch diameter tree limbs downed.
            Time estimated from radar.

0903 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     West Chicago            41.88N 88.20W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Emergency Mngr

            EM relayed a photo of a snapped tree branch
            at least 12 inches in diameter from a
            healthy tree. Time estimated by radar.

0904 PM     Tornado          2 NE Warrenville        41.84N 88.15W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Official NWS Obs

            Radar indicated damage.

0905 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Romeoville         41.63N 88.11W
07/14/2023                   Will               IL   Public

            12 to 14 foot tall pine tree blown down.
            Time estimated from radar.

0906 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     DuPage Airport          41.90N 88.25W
07/14/2023  M53 MPH          DuPage             IL   ASOS

            Measured gust to 53 mph at DuPage Airport.

0906 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Woodridge               41.76N 88.04W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   NWS Employee

            Numerous limbs and branches down in the
            vicinity, some blocking roadways.

0907 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 N NWS Chicago-Romeovi 41.62N 88.08W
07/14/2023                   Will               IL   NWS Employee

            Small pine tree uprooted. Time estimated
            from radar.

0907 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Bolingbrook             41.70N 88.07W
07/14/2023                   Will               IL   Public

            Numerous 6 inch diameter branches down.
            Reported via social media.

0910 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Downers Grove      41.81N 88.00W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Public

            Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg
            report from 1 NE Downers Grove. Tree
            uprooted out of ground near Fairview and
            Ogden in Downers Grove.

0911 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NW Carol Stream       41.93N 88.17W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Trained Spotter

            4 to 6 inch diameter tree branch snapped.
            Time estimated from radar.

0918 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Roselle           41.99N 88.08W
07/14/2023  E65 MPH          Cook               IL   Trained Spotter

            Estimates 65 to 70 mph wind gusts.

0920 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Addison                 41.93N 88.00W
07/14/2023                   DuPage             IL   Public

            Two trees downed in Addison. Time estimated
            from radar.

0920 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Bartlett                41.99N 88.18W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Law Enforcement

            Trees and power lines downed in Bartlett.
            Time estimated from radar.

0920 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNW Roselle           41.99N 88.08W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Trained Spotter

            Numerous medium sized tree branches down in
            Roselle at corner of May Street and Arthur
            Avenue. Power is also out on the west side
            of May Street. Relayed via spotter network.

0922 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SE Schaumburg         42.02N 88.07W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Public

            1 foot diameter tree limb through a car
            windshield. Picture shared on social media.

0925 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Elk Grove Village 42.01N 88.00W
07/14/2023  E80 MPH          Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey

            An NWS storm survey confirmed that
            widespread tree damage across Elk Grove
            Village was caused by strong straight-line
            winds. Damage was most severe and
            concentrated in the vicinity of Elk Grove
            High School, where peak winds were estimated
            to be about 80 mph.

0925 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Medinah             42.00N 88.05W
07/14/2023  E70 MPH          Cook               IL   Public

            CoCoRAHS observer reported 60-70 mph winds.

0925 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNW Elk Grove Village 42.01N 87.99W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Public

            Pictures on social media shared of numerous
            large trees snapped and downed in the
            vicinity. One tree 2 feet in diameter.

0926 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SE Schaumburg         42.02N 88.06W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Trained Spotter

            Multiple large tree limbs downed across the
            east side of Schaumburg. Time estimated from
            radar.

0927 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Schaumburg              42.03N 88.08W
07/14/2023  E70 MPH          Cook               IL   Trained Spotter



0929 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     OHare Airport           41.98N 87.92W
07/14/2023  M58 MPH          Cook               IL   Public

            Measured gust to 58 mph at OHare Airport.

0929 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSE Mount Prospect    42.05N 87.93W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Public

            30 foot long limbs and many smaller-diameter
            branches down in the vicinity.

0933 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Mount Prospect    42.06N 87.91W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Public

            Several trees downed in the Mount Prospect
            and Des Plaines area. Time estimated from
            radar.

0935 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Jefferson Park - C 41.97N 87.78W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Public

            Photos shared on social media of large tree
            limbs downed onto a garage in the Jefferson
            Park community area of Chicago. Time
            estimated from radar.

0940 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNW McKinley Park - C 41.84N 87.67W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Law Enforcement

            Large tree branch down on car 1800 S Damen,
            person was briefly trapped in the car.

0940 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 S Logan Square - Chic 41.91N 87.70W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Law Enforcement

            Large limb down on a couple of cars at 1441
            N California.

0942 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Logan Square - Chicago  41.92N 87.69W
07/14/2023                   Cook               IL   Law Enforcement

            Power lines down at Maplewood and Belden.

0957 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NW Romeoville         41.68N 88.14W
07/14/2023                   Will               IL   Public

            Large branches downed.

1000 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NE Navy Pier          41.92N 87.57W
07/14/2023  M57 MPH          LMZ741             IL   C-Man Station

            Measured at the Harrison-Dever crib.

1010 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 E Navy Pier           41.89N 87.56W
07/14/2023  M49 MPH          LMZ741             IL   Buoy

            Measured at buoy 45198 (Chicago). Anemometer
            at 1.5 meters.

1010 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 NE Kenilworth         42.14N 87.66W
07/14/2023  M40 MPH          LMZ740             IL   Buoy

            Measured at buoy 45174 (Wilmette).
            Anemometer at 3 meters.


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Photos


Incoming shelf cloud over Plano, IL. Photo courtesy of Kevin Sheely.	Incoming shelf cloud over Yorkville, IL. Photo courtesy of Twitter user @CocoasCola.	Wind damage in Batavia, IL. Photo courtesy of the Batavia ESDA.

Wind damage in Batavia, IL. Photo courtesy of the Batavia ESDA.	Wind damage in Schaumburg, IL. Photo courtesy of Landon Moeller.	Wind damage in Schaumburg, IL. Photo courtesy of Landon Moeller.

Wind damage in Elk Grove Village, IL. Photo from NWS damage survey.	Tornado damage in Warrenville, IL. Photo courtesy of Joe Pudlik.	Tornado damage in Wheaton, IL. Photo courtesy of Joe Pudlik.

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