Posted on 06/22/2021 1:09:34 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
At least 6 people have been injured and 16 homes heavily damaged after a radar-confirmed tornado swept through suburban Chicago, IL at around 23:09 LT on Sunday, June 20, 2021. This could end up being the first strong tornado (EF-2+) in the metro Chicago counties since 2015.
The twister touched down near Woodridge and continued toward Naperville, where at least 6 people were injured and at least a dozen homes suffered extensive damage. 1 person is reportedly in critical condition while 5 sustained only minor injuries.
Numerous large trees were downed and several areas were impassable due to tornado damage, local officials said.
According to University of Oklahoma research meteorologist Sam Emmerson, the debris may have been lofted to at least 5.4 km (18 000 feet). This height is typically indicative of stronger tornadoes.
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Just south of us. It’s fortunate more people weren’t hurt.
L
Good. Stay safe!
Anyone in the area who was around for the ‘90 Plainfield F5 storm takes that siren very seriously.
Naperville is a very built-up area. I’ve been there multiple times. It’s a fortunate thing the damage was not much worse than it was.
I lived inside that red ellipse from 1970 through 1988.
“Anyone in the area who was around for the ‘90 Plainfield F5 storm takes that siren very seriously.”
We were. And we do.
L
Sunday night’s storm warning.
Forgot to mention, my uncle lives in Naperville. He was fine, 2 miles away, houses were effed up.
At least it wasn’t 2 houses away. =8-0>
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