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Tornado touches down in Kane County

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  November 5, 2022 11:13pm CDT
Kane County
FOX 32 Chicago

Chicago storm: Strong winds knock down trees, power lines, rip off a roof

A strong storm that tore through the Chicago area on Saturday ripped the roof right off an apartment building. Power lines and trees were down all over the place. Nate Rodgers reports.

BIG ROCK, Illinois - A tornado briefly touched down in Kane County, Illinois on Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service said the EF-0 tornado started near Little Rock, Illinois, and headed towards Big Rock, Illinois.

The tornado was on the ground for 4 minutes.

The National Weather Service said some trees and power lines were damaged.

The tornado was part of the same storm that led to hundreds of canceled flights at Chicago airports. The storm also ripped the roof off an apartment in Elk Grove Village, and knocked down trees and power lines across the Chicago area.