EF0 tornado in Will County, Illinois

The tornado began near W 135th Street just west of Meadow Lane in Plainfield and tracked east-northeast before dissipating near the intersection of Golden Meadow Dr and Golden Sunset Dr just west of IL Rt. 59. The damage was confined to primarily trees, but some shingles and siding were removed from homes along the path.

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.