NWS Chicago Releases Tornado Path Information for Mundelein Tornado

The National Weather Service Chicago Office release information regarding the Mundelein Tornado of February 27, 2024 on Friday, March 1, 2024.

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According to NWS Chicago, the Mundelein tornado had a very short path with damage confined primarily to a single two-story apartment building. Most of the roof was removed from the apartment building, and a portion of the brick facade also collapsed when the roof was removed. Two large softwood trees in the parking lot east of the building were uprooted. Debris was deposited to the east across the street, where a few tree branches were also snapped. In the apartment building south of the main building that was damaged, a resident described seeing a second story glass patio door on the east side being pulled out and shattered by the winds.

Mundelein EF-1 Tornado
Date: February 27, 2024
Time: 7:55 p.m. to 7:56 p.m. CST
Est. Peak Winds: 110 MPH
Path Length: 0.1 mile length
Max Width: 40 yards
Injuries/Deaths: 1 injured person

The National Weather Service Office Chicago confirmed Wednesday, February 28, 2024 that at least 11 tornadoes touched down in Chicagoland during the evening of February 27, 2024. Five of the tornadoes were rated EF-1 tornadoes and six of the tornadoes were rated EF-0.

Tornado locations with assigned titles include the following …

Compton Tornado (Lee Co): EF-0

Waterman Tornado (DeKalb Co): EF-0

Hinckley to Big Rock Tornado (DeKalb/Kane Co): EF-0

Sugar Grove to Batavia Tornado (Kane Co): EF-1

Elburn to Campton Hills Tornado (Kane Co): EF-0

Geneva Tornado (Kane Co): EF-1

Gary Tornado (Lake, IN Co): EF-1

South Barrington Tornado (Cook Co): EF-0

Inverness Tornado (Cook Co): EF-1

Mundelein Tornado (Lake, IL): EF-1

Hoffman Estates Tornado (Cook Co): EF-0

Survey details including path length, path width, and estimated peak wind speeds were reported forthcoming, according to the NWS Chicago on February 29, 2024.

 MAPS … 

Rural locations have lighter backgrounds.

 TORNADO IMAGES … 

Tornado images on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from a wide variety of sources.

Notice how difficult it can be to recognize a tornado at night while driving …

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