EF2 Tornado — Grundy, Illinois

2024-07-15 · near Aux Sable, Grundy, Illinois

6.6 mi

Path length

325 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 130 mph touched down along Bungalow Road, east of Gun Club Road producing sporadic tree damage. The tornado moved east northeast along the Illinois River and just before it crossed into Will County, the tornado expanded in size and was likely at its maximum path width of 325 yards as it was crossing into Will County between Lauren Drive and Old Kerry Grove Road. Several trees and utility poles were blown down in this area.

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 1194175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.