EF0 tornado in Will County, Illinois

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down in Kendall County and crossed into Will County between Caton Farm Road and Desert Drive. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage north of Caton Farm Road, then crossed Route 59 and produced quite a bit of tree damage on Arbor Creek Drive. The tornado crossed Interstate 55 and moved over the Louis Joliet Mall. Roof and fascia damage occurred to a church just east of the mall at the corner of Route 30 and Hennepin Drive. The tornado jogged northeast and crossed the intersection of Weber Road and Division Street, where it produced minor roof and fascia damage to homes along with continued sporadic tree damage. The tornado continued producing sporadic tree damage as it moved east crossing Route 53 and then the Des Plaines River. The tornado moved across Lockport where tree limbs and fences were blown down. Tree damage continued as the tornado crossed Interstate 355. Numerous trees were snapped and fences were blown down east through Cedar Road where the tornado ended.

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.