Weather service says EF-0 tornado passed through north side of Naperville Monday morning
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado rolled through north Naperville Monday morning, one of two tornadoes reported in the metropolitan Chicago area.
Neither produced widespread substantial structural damage beyond downing some trees and fences and damaging some roofs, according to the weather service.
The Naperville tornado, while packing estimated peak winds of 80 mph, started on its northeast trajectory just south of Ogden Avenue and Benedetti Drive at 9:52 a.m. and traveled a 30-yard wide path for 1.4 miles for two minutes to Shuman Boulevard, east of Mill Street.
Weather service officials said damage was reported near Ogden and Benedetti Drive and Diehl Road and Mill Street. No injuries were reported.
Naperville spokeswoman Linda LaCloche said the city receive no calls reporting damage from Monday’s storms.
However, they did receive 28 calls while the sirens were going off from people asking why the sirens were activated, she said.
“We’d like to remind residents that when the sirens are activated, they should immediately seek shelter. The public should not call 911 unless they have an actual emergency,” LaCloche said.
The sirens went off about 10 a.m. after the weather service issued a tornado warning that lasted until 10:15 a.m. for the city and other western suburbs, including Warrenville, Wheaton, Winfield, north Glen Ellyn and Carol Stream.
The other area tornado Monday occurred in far western Joliet at 9:42 a.m.
With winds of 85 mph, that EF-0 twister traveled nearly one mile from the Kendall County portion of the city into Will County and lasted about a minute.
Naperville could face another strong storm system Thursday into Friday, according to the most recent forecast.
Moisture-laden storms could produce rain or snow, depending on the track, the weather service said.
