Current:Home > NewsTornadoes touch down in Chicago area, grounding flights and wrecking homes -Dynamic Wealth Solutions
Tornadoes touch down in Chicago area, grounding flights and wrecking homes
View
Date:2025-04-17 19:18:44
Tornadoes in the Chicago area delayed hundreds of flights and forced thousands of people to take shelter overnight.
Twisters were seen near the city's O'Hare International Airport, sending travelers in multiple terminals searching for cover. Flights there and at Midway International Airport were grounded for about 45 minutes.
Another tornado touched down in Campton Hills, Illinois, which was also soaked with zero-visibility rain.
The damage across the area around Chicago was extensive, including snapped metal street signs trees torn down, and homes left uninhabitable.
In Elgin, a community northwest of Chicago, several homes were damaged. One eyewitness told CBS News that debris "started flying all over the place."
Despite the destruction, there are no reports of injuries. The tornados cap days of severe weather, including hailstorms and heavy winds, in the Chicago area.
- In:
- Chicago
- Illinois
- Severe Weather
- Tornado
veryGood! (8817)
Related
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Trial begins for 3rd officer charged in connection with Elijah McClain's death
- Suzanne Somers' death has devastated fans. It's OK to grieve.
- A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Colorado teens accused of taking ‘memento’ photo after rock-throwing death set to appear in court
- RHOC's Shannon Beador Speaks Out One Month After Arrest for DUI, Hit-and-Run
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a good idea for Supreme Court to adopt ethics rules
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Ukraine uses U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for first time in counteroffensive against Russia
Ranking
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Anchorage police investigate after razor blades are found twice near playground equipment
- Calling it quits: Why some Lahaina businesses won't reopen after the wildfires
- Teen Mom's Kailyn Lowry Shows Off Her Placenta Smoothie After Welcoming Baby No. 5
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- How to Achieve Hailey Bieber's Dewy Skin, According to Her Makeup Artist Katie Jane Hughes
- More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops are on heightened alert. A look at US assistance
- Prosecutors seek to recharge Alec Baldwin in the Rust movie shooting
Recommendation
Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
No charges for deputy who fatally shot 21-year-old during traffic stop
Sophia Bush Is Dating Soccer Star Ashlyn Harris After Respective Divorce Filings
Protests erupt across Middle East and Africa following Gaza hospital explosion
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Maren Morris files for divorce from Ryan Hurd after 5 years of marriage
Georgia deputy fatally shoots 'kind' man who served 16 years for wrongful conviction
Jax Taylor Reveals He’s in “Contract Negotiations” With Brittany for Baby No. 2