More Info on Last Night’s Tornado

It’s rare, but it does happen. Tornadoes that tear through communities late at night. Besides of tornadoes that touchdown along highways during rush hour, it’s the worst possible time. Families are sleeping and could be very much unaware of the danger barreling toward them.

It’s for that reason I am shocked we haven’t heard of any serious injuries or fatalities with last night’s storm that tore up portions of Naperville, Woodridge, and Darien. It’s equal parts luck and diligence from weather-ready residents,  forecasters and media outlets who spread the word late into the night.

Here is some more of what we know about last night’s storms —

Let’s talk about Sunday Night’s storms.

First off, our thoughts are with those who experienced injuries or significant damage from these storms.

At least one damaging tornado occurred in the southwest Chicago metro & will be surveyed today.https://t.co/49AVS6R7rw #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/UTrfwSDxKB

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) June 21, 2021

The general area where the tornado occurred is highlighted on this map, with other locales where there was rotation and/or damage shown too. The southwest suburbs tornado could end up being the first strong tornado (EF-2+) in the metro counties since 2015 (Coal City). #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/FRyWobxh4j

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) June 21, 2021