
At least six tornadoes, including one that destroyed an apartment building and caused significant tree and power line damage in Kankakee County, touched down during Friday’s outbreak of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.
In an update Sunday night, forecasters with the NWS said one EF-0 tornado occurred from Newark to Lisbon in Kendall County. A second tornado, also ranked as an EF-0, took place from Midewin Prairie to Wilton Center to northwest of Peotone in Will County.
Earlier on Sunday, the NWS provided information on four separate tornados, including two that were classified as EF-1’s. One of those tornadoes touched down in Momence in Kankakee County, with estimated wind speeds of 110 miles per hour, according to officials.
That tornado traveled approximately 3.36 miles and had a maximum width of 90 yards, according to officials, and was on the ground for approximately six minutes.
Numerous corn fields were impacted by the…
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