EF0 tornado in Kankakee County, Illinois
Tornado April 17, 2026 · Kankakee County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Kankakee County → Lake County, Indiana; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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
This tornado began just west of the Illinois-Indiana state line near CR 9000N in northeast Kankakee County. The first instances of damage included uprooted softwood trees, downed large branches from hardwood trees, and minor structural damage noted near Stateline Rd on either side of the border. The storm continued northeast into Lake County, Indiana where it caused additional damage to trees and a handful of structures.
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 Sherburnville (41.2498, -87.5356).
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 1333752. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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