National Weather Service confirms at least 33 tornadoes hit Chicago area last week

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

At least 33 tornadoes hit Chicago area last week: NWS

At least 27 tornadoes hit the Chicago, Illinois area last Monday, a new record for a single day, the National Weather Service said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three more tornadoes have been confirmed from last Monday's storms in the Chicago area.

The National Weather Service said preliminary information shows at least 27 tornadoes hit the Chicago region last Monday night. That's a new record for a single day.

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The previous record was 22 from 2014 and 2023.

The new tornado confirmations were Maple Park, O'Hare airport and Country Club Hills.

O'Hare and Country Club Hills were EF0 tornadoes, and the NWS did not rate the Maple Park tornado.

July 15 tornadoes

EF-2 tornado from Channahon to Matteson
EF-1 tornado from Yorkville to Naperville
EF-1 tornado on the Near West Side of Chicago to the far western portions of the Loop
EF-1 tornado from Chicago Lawn to West Englewood
EF-1 tornado from Cedar Lake to Crown Point
EF-1 tornado in Minooka/Joliet
EF-1 tornado from Sugar Grove to Aurora
EF-1 tornado from Flossmoor to Thornton
EF-1 tornado near Grant Park (Kankakee County)
EF-0 tornado in Villa Park
EF-0 tornado in Justice
EF-0 tornado from Crest Hill to Lockport
EF-0 tornado in southern Winnebago County
EF-0 tornado in Byron
EF-0 tornado in Davis Junction
EF-0 tornado from Sugar Grove to North Aurora
EF-0 tornado from Crestwood to Blue Island
EF-0 tornado in West Town (Chicago)
EF-0 tornado from Shelby to Wheatfield Township
EF-0 tornado in Peotone
EF-0 tornado in Manteno
EF-0 tornado from Glen Ellyn to Lombard
EF-0 tornado in Villa Park
EF-0 tornado in Broadview
EF-0 tornado at O'Hare airport
EF-0 tornado in Country Club Hills
EF-0 tornado in Oak Forest
Tornado in Maple Park