Tornado damage in the Kendall Ridge subdivision of Joliet, IL. Tornado damage in the Clublands subdivision of Joliet, IL. Relayed via the Newton County Emergency Management Agency National Storm Reports for February 27, 2023 More on local area severe weather climatology can be found on our Severe Weather Climatology Web Page.Breakdown of severe weather and tornadoes by month in the NWS Chicago forecast area:.With a tornado being confirmed in Naperville, 2023 is now the third consecutive calendar year that a tornado had occurred within the city limits of Naperville.Seven of those occurred on February 28, 2017, while the other one occurred in Iroquois County on February 16, 2006. Since 1950, only 8 February tornadoes had been documented prior to Monday, February 27.These were the first February tornadoes to occur since February 28, 2017.Rockford received 1.54" of rain, which broke their daily record for February 27 of 1.30" set in 1948. Many communities received over one inch of rain Monday morning, which resulted in ponding on roads, as well as field and ditch flooding.Monday's event served as a reminder that tornadoes can happen at any time of the year in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, and that some environments are favorable for them to spin up quickly, such as Monday morning's setup (strong turning winds in the atmosphere but little warming at the surface).
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