Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
537 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 AM Tornado 1 ESE Homewood 41.55N 87.64W
08/11/2026 Cook IL NWS Storm Survey
An EF-1 tornado began west of Halsted
between 183rd and 187th, crossing Halsted
and causing structural damage to a strip
mall and several buildings in an apartment
complex. The tornado then affected a
neighborhood east of the strip mall, causing
substantial tree damage as well as some roof
damage to a handful of homes. The tornado
uprooted and snapped numerous trees across a
cemetery off of Glenwood Thornton Rd before
continuing east through the Thornton-Lansing
Road Nature Preserve. The tornado dissipated
just east of 394 south of Thornton-Lansing
Rd.
&&
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- Izzi