At least five people were injured, and 16 homes were destroyed after a tornado tore through the Chicago suburbs on Sunday night.
The tornado began shortly after 11 p.m. about 30 miles southwest of Chicago in Woodridge and ended around 1 a.m. after traveling east, according to the local National Weather Service. Among the five people injured, one person remains in critical condition. The others are reported to have suffered minor injuries.
At least 125 damage reports came in for the city of Naperville, and 10 people were displaced due to homes left uninhabitable, according to a news release from the City of Naperville. However, Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis estimated at least 20 people were likely displaced in the wake of the tornado, according to NBC News.
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Naperville also suffered 450 power outages linked to the tornado, according to Linda LaCloche, Naperville’s communications director. LaCloche told the Washington Examiner that roughly 300 people remain without power.
Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said he believes it was just one tornado that tore through the area but that it had the capabilities of being an EF-3 — a tornado that has wind speeds of 136 to 165 mph.
“We suspect it was one tornado. We don’t know that for certain, but based on the nature of the information and what we know about the character of this event, that’s what we’re leaning toward,” Friedlein told the Chicago Tribune.
Videos and photos captured the damage the tornado did to homes and vehicles.
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The weather service sent out a series of warnings and watches for the area on Sunday evening.
The Naperville Fire Department did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
