Severe weather with heavy hail, and reports of tornadoes ripped through the Chicago area Tuesday, leaving several suburbs with damaged homes, downed trees and hundreds of power outages.
The National Weather Service said it will be in the Chicago area Wednesday, working to survey damage and finalize storm reports.
As crews work to determine exactly how many tornadoes touched down, here are five videos that capture just how wild Tuesday's storm was.
Raw video: Tornado spotted near Sublette, Illinois
Cell phone video shows a potential tornado in Lee County near Sublette, Illinois.
Radar shows potential tornado moving into Batavia, Illinois
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NBC 5 Meteorologist Brant Miller caught a potential tornado moving towards Batavia during a live report.
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Raw Video: Massive winds, hail hit Schaumburg, Illinois
Massive wind and hail storm hit Schaumburg amid the severe weather.
Storm cells that hit Chicagoland area ‘shatters rule book'
Amid multiple tornado warnings, NBC Chicago meteorologist Pete Sack discussed the unprecedented storms cells in the Chicagoland area.
Raw video: People forced to take shelter at O’Hare Airport during tornado warning
Video from Tuesday night showed massive amounts of people taking shelter in O’Hare Airport’s emergency shelter during a tornado warning.
You can read more about Tuesday's storm here.
