The National Weather Service on Aug. 9 received reports of tornadoes in the suburbs north of Chicago that damaged homes and knocked down trees.
The reports were made from weather spotters and have not yet been confirmed, said meteorologist Kevin Donofrio.
“It’s likely there have been several,” Donofrio said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A tornado was seen by weather spotters at 5:32 p.m. about 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) northeast of Rochelle in Ogle County. About four minutes earlier, radar confirmed a tornado near Hampshire in Kane County, according to the weather service website.
There were tornado reports in other counties as well.
Tornado warnings were issued late in the afternoon for parts of northern DeKalb County and southern Lee County. A tornado watch was issued for northeastern Illinois and much of the Chicago area.
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