At least 4 tornadoes hit Chicago's suburbs Friday night

4 tornadoes touch down in suburbs amid severe weather Friday

The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes touched down during the storms in the Chicago area Friday night. There were two EF-1s and two EF-0s all generally in the south and western suburbs.

JOLIET, Illinois - At least four tornadoes hit Chicago's suburbs on Friday night, the National Weather Service said.

The tornadoes were described by the NWS as:

EF-0 near Kankakee
EF-1 in Momence
EF-1: Far north Minooka to Shorewood to western Joliet
EF-0: Central Minooka eastward to the Des Plaines River

Overnight storms cause power outages, flight cancelations, damage

Flights were canceled, many were without power and one family even had a tree fall on their home as severe storms with strong winds swept through the Chicago area.

Before Friday night's storm, there had already been 119 tornadoes reported in Illinois so far this season, making it the state with the highest tornado count in the country. This number is a significant increase of 80 tornadoes compared to last year.

Illinois tops the nation with 119 tornadoes reported this year

As the state braces for more storms, Illinois has unfortunately taken the top spot on a list that no one wants to be on.

Earlier this month, a series of storms resulted in the confirmation of 13 tornadoes in the Chicago area, leaving communities and residents to deal with the aftermath.

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