More Than 600 Homes in Joliet Without Power: ComEd

ComEd reports than more than 650 homes in Joliet, and less than 200 homes in and around Channahon, Minooka and Shorewood were left without power in the wake of powerful thunderstorms on Sunday.

Several Chicago suburban communities reported tornadoes generated from the storms that swept across much of north-central Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

The Coal City area to the south was harder hit. A tornado reportedly touched down there, according to the Morris Daily Herald. ComEd crews are investigating thousand of homes there.

About 160 homes north of Bluff Road in Channahon were reported without power, according to ComEd. Crews were being scheduled to assess the damage. Scattered other outages were reported southwest of Channahon and west of Shorewood.

Patch readers described the aftermath of the rain and severe winds on Channahon-Minooka's Facebook:

"Touchdown in coal city houses gone" — Michael Cummings
"Our power went off for about 30 seconds in prairie ridge." — Charlie Pekoc
"Chestnut Ridge trampolines in neighbors yards thing didnt have them" — Rosa Y Rick Ramirez-firkin
"Fairhaven Heights in Channahon: no power. Lots of sirens going south on 55 from here." — Christine Blackburn Turk
"Friend of mine found mail from Washington il in her driveway!" — Marcy Oeser Ratcliff

Were you impacted by the storms? Tell us in the comments or post photos to our Facebook pages: Channahon-Minooka / Shorewood