EF1 tornado in Will County, Illinois

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 mph which touched down in Kendall County crossed into Will County just south of Mound Road. It quickly crossed Mound Road where it produced damage to numerous trees and outbuildings. The tornado continued to produce tree damage in Shorewood, including snapped trees. It crossed the Fox River and caused a partial roof collapse to a home on Canterbury Street. Two people inside the house were injured. The tornado continued moving northeast, crossing Interstate 55 and snapping trees in a forest preserve south of the Joliet Regional Airport. Several trees were uprooted in a subdivision near McDonough Street and Houbolt Road. Damage to corn crops also occurred in this area. The tornado continued moving northeast across the Inwood Golf Course. Over 100 trees were damaged, some snapped, others uprooted. Some of the trees that were damaged were 70 years old. The tornado crossed the intersection of Route 52 and Larkin Avenue. Significant tree damage, power line damage and utility pole damage occurred in this area. Numerous roofs were also damaged including a church on Midland Avenue just north of Route 52. The tornado was likely at peak intensity as it moved through the golf course to areas east of Larkin Avenue. The tornado continued producing tree damage as it moved northeast and crossed the Des Plaines River. After crossing the river, the tornado began to weaken producing sporadic tree damage until it ended near the intersection of Route 6 and Briggs Street.

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.