EF0 tornado in Will County, Illinois

After dropping in far eastern Kendall County just about a minute sooner and doing damage to shingles and collapsing a chimney, this tornado crossed into Will County near Hadrian Dr in far west Joliet. It continued to do damage to shingles and trees before lifting a couple of minutes later near the intersection of Bedford Dr and Brighton Ln.

During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state. The NWS Chicago office tied a record for the most tornadoes to occur in a single calendar day within the office's county warning area with 22, 17 of which occurred in Illinois. One EF-2 tornado occurred in south-central Lee County and two others in northwest Indiana. Some of the more notable damage includes multiple semi trucks blown over, a garage that had been completely destroyed southeast of Amboy, and the partial roof collapse of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere which unfortunately resulted in one fatality and 40 injuries.