EF1 Tornado — Kankakee, Illinois

2024-07-15 · near Sherburnville, Kankakee, Illinois

2.6 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph touched down in a field just east of County Road N 14500 E and north of County Road E 9000 N. Just after touch down, the tornado peeled off a significant portion of roofing material off a building at a food facility near County Road N 16000 E. A semi trailer was rolled over in an adjacent parking lot. The tornado was likely at peak intensity in this area. The tornado moved northeast across mainly open fields resulting in little damage until after it crossed County Road N 16750 E where numerous trees were damaged and a few homes sustained shingle and fascia damage. The tornado ended just northeast of this area, in a field just west of County Road N 17500 E.

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 1194674. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.