EF0 tornado in Kankakee County, Illinois
Tornado April 17, 2026 · Kankakee County, Illinois
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief EF-0 tornado started near Farr Creek in the small community of Eldridge within unincorporated Momence. Along the path, a combination of scattered tree damage and outbuilding roof damage was noted. As the tornado tracked north of the center of Momence, multiple power poles were downed along IL-1, with additional tree damage noted near 5500N. The tornado appears to have dissipated just northeast of Trimm Creek.
The wider storm
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across all of northern Illinois during the evening of April 17th producing several tornadoes and wind damage. Large hail occurred across parts of northwest Illinois and flooding occurred across parts of northeast Illinois.
Began near Sun River Terrace (41.1575, -87.7302).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333741. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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