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 …
https://twitter.com/ClapOnClapOff88/status/1762704422843367770
Not a tornado (directly below)? … it was dark when tornadoes came through Hoffman Estates, and some analysts have questioned the validity of this image …
Tornado in Hoffman Estates within the last 30 min. @nbcchicago @NBCStormTeam5 pic.twitter.com/acN5FxTy7q
— Jonathan Rosa (@J_Rosa23) February 28, 2024
Going through video from last night's storms in northern Illinois – here's a look at the funnel cloud & possible tornado north of Mendota, Illinois around 5:58 PM CT. pic.twitter.com/ghNqAEc53d
— Andrew Pritchard (@skydrama) February 28, 2024
Large cone tornado on storm north of Somonauk, Illinois! #wxtwitter #ILWx @ReedTimmerUSA @accuweather pic.twitter.com/rBTUBYwL0s
— Edgar ONeal (@EdgarONealWX) February 28, 2024
Funnel SW of Compton, Illinois. @ReedTimmerUSA @accuweather pic.twitter.com/lxNJppiobO
— Edgar ONeal (@EdgarONealWX) February 28, 2024
I love this screen shot from the Somonauk, IL! Tornado earlier this evening. Massive huge cut! #wxtwitter #ilwx pic.twitter.com/GKGbMo6FA4
— Edgar ONeal (@EdgarONealWX) February 28, 2024
Adam Lucio just streamed this damaging #tornado live in Hinckley #Illinois@AdamLucioWX #ilwx pic.twitter.com/Vy5D9zfK3C
— Texas Storm Chasers ⚡ (@TxStormChasers) February 28, 2024
Big-time Tornado #tornado in Illinois Wow… #ilwx #HRRR
This was about an hour ago…
Location: Just outside of Chicago
Credit: @adoreghst pic.twitter.com/cgTFV7EmF5— Sky Watchers (@Sky_WatchersWx) February 28, 2024
GoPro shot of the tornado near Hinckley, IL last night. Check out that RFD cut! pic.twitter.com/T9q6yne7rQ
— Freddy McKinney (@FreddyMcKinneyR) February 28, 2024
Had a brief funnel/tornado just north of Mendota Illinois a little bit ago #ILwx #wxtwitter pic.twitter.com/oAzjBZ5wkA
— Kyle (@kyleweller180) February 28, 2024
Check out this tornado Adam captured this evening near Hinckley, which is located near the DeKalb/Kane County border! pic.twitter.com/KBZhLhYvpl
— Illinois Storm Chasers (@IL_Storm_Chaser) February 28, 2024
Funnel cloud right now due east of Sublette IL @NWSChicago #ilwx pic.twitter.com/L7CMg119SA
— Matt LaBonte (@MattLaBonteWx) February 28, 2024
LIVE by Compton Falls, Illionis – https://t.co/u9uEevgtOt pic.twitter.com/yqQ5nucUCB
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) February 27, 2024
Current view of this #tornado warned thunderstorm near Paw Paw IL. #ILwx @ryanhallyall pic.twitter.com/UPHkgwl41q
— Hunter Hurley (@hunterhurleywx) February 28, 2024
View of tornado warned storm in Atkinson,IL… #wxtwitter @NWSQuadCities pic.twitter.com/15DUVla31h
— Hunter May (@WX_Hunter901) February 27, 2024
#tornado damage that occurred a little while ago. 3 mi Northwest of Annawan, Illinois. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/bnVQM98TCU
— Jesse Risley (@Jesse_Risley) February 28, 2024
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