EF0 Tornado — Kendall, Illinois

2024-07-15 · near Joliet, Kendall, Illinois

2.4 mi

Path length

300 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down in a field south of Caton Farm Road and west of Arbeiter Road. The tornado moved east northeast through the Greywell Club subdivision where it caused damage to trees and fences as well as minor roof damage. The tornado crossed Ridge Road where it snapped a tall tree trunk in the middle and then damaged the roof of the Plainfield South High School. The tornado crossed Caton Farm Road and moved east northeast crossing into Will County just south of Desert Drive.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.