Another Tornado Confirmed Friday, Tornado Toll Rises To 13 From Wednesday

ILLINOIS — The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado — the lowest on the enhanced Fujita scale, with winds of 80 mph — touched down in DuPage County during Friday night's severe weather.

The tornado hit Warrenville, Wheaton and Glen Ellyn, while straight-line winds of up to 80 mph hit Elk Grove Village.

This weekend, the National Weather Service also confirmed two additional tornadoes from Wednesday night's storms, bringing the total to 13 tornadoes. On Friday, the NWS had previously confirmed 11 tornadoes across Kane, DuPage and Cook counties, including an EF-0 tornado that touched down near O'Hare airport.

The two newly confirmed tornadoes include an EF-0 tornado that struck Loves Park/Caledonia Township, cutting a 2.5-mile path, causing damage including snapped and uprooted trees and minor roof damage.

Oswego — which experienced a tornado on Wednesday as well — had another EF-0 tornado hit on Friday, traveling from Oswego to Aurora along a more than four-mile path. Damage was primarily limited to downed trees and tree limbs, as well as a few instances of exterior damage to homes.

The area has had a total of 44 tornadoes since the start of the year, NWS said, adding, "Note our 30-year annual average is around 12."

Air quality alert

As the area recovers from the severe storms, smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires returned to the Chicago area on Saturday and will last through Sunday.

Due to poor air quality from smoke and particulate matter, residents should limit prolonged outdoor activity, especially if they have respiratory issues.

The air quality alert is in effect until midnight and includes Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties