At least 16 confirmed tornadoes touched down across northern Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana, including several in the Chicago area Friday, according to the latest results from the National Weather Service.
The NWS said that while damage surveys are ongoing, touch downs were confirmed in areas like Lombard, Addison, , Aurora, Plainfield and more.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster declaration for Boone County on Saturday, along with DuPage County after a tornado damaged structures in the village of Addison.
Crawford County was also covered by the proclamation after three people died when a house collapsed during Friday’s storms, as well as Sangamon and Marion counties.
DuPage County also issued a disaster proclamation on Monday.
“Issuing a disaster declaration allows county residents impacted by the storm to seek any state or federal resources that may become available to assist in their recovery efforts,” DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy said in a statement. “We will do everything we can to help anyone who may have been affected by this storm.”
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Just outside the Chicago area, in Belvidere, a tornado caused a roof collapse at a music venue, killing one person and injuring at least 48 others.
An EF-1 tornado hit the Apollo Theater during a concert, according to officials, with the roof collapse leading to the death of 50-year-old Frederick Forest Livingston, Jr.
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Pritzker says he is seeking federal assistance for those communities impacted, saying that they “face a long road to recovery” after the devastation wrought by the storms.
“The people of Illinois know that when others are hurting, they will show up for each other, to help to alleviate the suffering,” he said. “As your governor, I couldn’t be more proud of everyone involved.”
As communities clean up, another round of severe weather could potentially be looming Tuesday.
The following tornadoes, listed below with their measurements on the EF scale, had been confirmed as of late Sunday:
- EF-1 near Deer Grove, IL (started in NWS Quad Cities CWA)
- EF-2 near Amboy, IL
- EF-1 in West Brooklyn, IL
- Near Baileyville, IL (rating TBD)
- EF-1 in Machesney Park, IL
- EF-1 from Davis Junction to Belvidere, IL
- Caledonia/Poplar Grove, IL (rating TBD)
- EF-0 in Montgomery, IL and Aurora, IL
- EF-0 in Plainfield, IL
- EF-1 near Wellington, IL
- EF-1 near Stockland, IL
- EF-1 from Lombard to Addison, IL
- EF-1 in Merrillville, IN
- EF-2 near Oxford, IN
- EF-2 near Fowler, IN
- EF-1 near Remington, IN
