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The National Weather Service is sending a team of storm surveyors to several Chicago suburbs to help determine if a tornado did indeed touch down during Monday’s severe weather.

Photos and videos from across the Chicago area show damage to residential buildings, neighborhoods and yards, leaving some unable to return to their homes due dangerous debris from the severe weather. In Bellwood, things turned even more scary as the roof blew off an apartment building. Lisa Chavarria has more.

Powerful storms with 85 mile-per-hour winds, tornado-like conditions and hail ripped through the Chicago area Monday, leaving flash flooding, downed trees and powerlines, and residential damage in its path as it blew from west to east, traveling from Elgin to Lake Michigan.

A number of residents at a Bellwood apartment building were displaced Monday after a fierce storm rolled through, tearing off its roof. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

According to FlightAware, all inbound flights being held at their origin until Monday at 7:30 p.m. Departure delays of at least 31 minutes to 45 minutes — and increasing — are expected due to thunderstorms.

During times of severe weather, the National Weather Service uses a variety of notifications to alert residents to potentially hazardous conditions, but the two main tools that they use are watches and warnings. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Brant Miller explains the difference between the two.

NBC’s Sky 5 flew over the Sycamore area impacted by Monday night’s tornado to get an overhead view of the damage caused by the severe weather.

Sky 5 captures extensive damage and debris caused by the severe weather last night.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Mason County on Tuesday, making it the first tornado reported in the state of Illinois this year. According to a release, the tornado had an estimated peak wind speed of 80 miles per hour, and traveled approximately two miles on the ground before dissipating. Officials say the…

NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Alicia Roman has the latest forecast for the Chicago area.