Seven people, including two children, were killed when a powerful tornado ripped across central Iowa on Saturday. The twister traveled 16 miles (26 kilometers) through Oak Lawn and the south side of Chicago, killing 33 people, injuring 500 and causing more than $50 million in damage, according to the weather service. The tornado hit Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday. The deadliest formed in Palos Hills in Cook County on April 21, 1967. Between 18, the weather service recorded 97 significant tornadoes in the Chicago metro area. Over the years many tornadoes have struck in the Chicago metropolitan area, and several have hit within the city limits of Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.
He said surveying the damage will likely take days. Download Our Apps Home News Illinois News Iowa News National Crime TV6. In Hodgkins, southwest of Chicago, police said storm damage and debris was found on the north end of town, near a shopping center.Įarlier Wednesday, the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center had said there was an enhanced risk for severe weather, including tornadoes in northern Illinois, including Chicago.īrett Borchardt, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service, confirmed to WGN-TV that multiple tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area. Northwest of Vinton, the weather service reported, the tornado.
More than 10,000 customers lost power in the region, according to . southwest of Vinton and stayed on the ground for 11 minutes, covering a path of nearly 8.5 miles.
