Overview
- A round of strong, gusty storms hit late Saturday into Sunday, uprooting trees that fell on houses and cars in Calumet City near Burnham Avenue and 156th Street and leaving streets blocked.
- The same weekend storms produced localized flooding in suburbs including Downers Grove and Hinsdale and caused fresh power outages that followed earlier widespread outages from the prior severe-weather episode.
- Officials and utility crews were on scene clearing roads, cutting debris and working to restore electricity after utilities reported thousands of additional customers lost service over the weekend.
- Earlier in the week, a separate multi-day severe-weather outbreak produced multiple tornado touchdowns across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana and NWS teams are continuing detailed damage surveys to confirm counts and ratings.
- The new storms have slowed recovery for residents who face damaged homes, destroyed vehicles and at least one hospitalization, and officials say crews will continue assessments and repairs over the coming days.