EF1 tornado in Cook County, Illinois

This tornado touched down in the area near Della Drive in Hoffman Estates and tracked northeast, snapping tree branches, downing power lines along Hassell Road, and damaging shingles, fascia, and gutters on homes. The tornado then tracked across I-90 and entered the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, where it snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado then exited the forest preserve and entered the subdivision to the northwest of Algonquin Road and Ela Road, where it caused roof, soffit, and fascia damage to several residences. Shortly thereafter, the tornado lifted as it entered Inverness.

Following summer-like, record warmth, severe thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon of February 27th over northwest Illinois and spread east through the evening across the Chicago metro area. A total of 11 tornadoes touched down in Illinois. There were 11 tornadoes in total across the NWS Chicago area of responsibility, which is the most in a February event since official NWS tornado records began in 1950. In addition to the tornadoes, the storms produced numerous instances of severe hail and damaging straight-line wind.