Tornado Confirmed In Frankfort After Wednesday's Severe Storms

FRANKFORT, IL — After severe weather in the Chicago area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Frankfort.

According to preliminary storm survey findings, the tornado touched down from 5:18 to 5:19 p.m. Wednesday, with estimated peak winds of 65 mph. The path length was .3 miles, and maximum width was 75 yards.

The weather service said the tornado briefly touched down near Sauk Trail, near the Sauk Trail Forest Preserve. It moved north northeast into a residential area along Shetland Drive and Troon Circle.

Damage was mostly broken branches and a few small, uprooted trees, the weather service said. No one was injured.

The tornado dissipated just past this neighborhood near Harlem Avenue.

Several other tornadoes have been confirmed so far from Wednesday's storms, including one in Joliet/Preston Heights; Steger; Lynwood; Highland, Indiana; and three in Gary, Indiana.