EF0 tornado in Kane County, Illinois

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down west of Esker Road, just north of the Aurora Municipal Airport and moved northeast crossing Route 47 onto the campus of Waubonsee Community College where several trees and trees limbs were snapped and blown down. The tornado then moved through a subdivision just south of Interstate 88 where it produced sporadic minor roof damage to some homes and continued producing tree damage including uprooted and some snapped trees. Utility poles were also damaged. The tornado crossed Interstate 88 then crossed Route 83 where it produced tree damage and minor fascia damage to some homes between Oak Street and Interstate 88. Minor damage was reported to houses and to cars from the fallen tree limbs. Power lines were also blown down in this area. The tornado crossed the Fox River and continued to produce sporadic tree damage until it ended near Interstate 88 and Farnsworth Avenue.

A derecho moved across northern Illinois during the evening of July 15th producing widespread wind damage and 30 tornadoes in northeast Illinois. One of these tornadoes crossed into northwest Indiana. At the height of the storms, 430,000 customers lost power with some power not restored for four days, on July 19th.