Overview
- - An elderly couple was killed when a tornado struck a home in Lake Village, Indiana, the Newton County coroner confirmed.
- - The National Weather Service says at least four tornadoes may have touched down along a supercell track from Pontiac, Illinois, through Kankakee County into northwest Indiana.
- - Survey crews are deployed to Kankakee County, Illinois, and Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana to confirm the number of tornadoes and their strength.
- - Kankakee County reported about 9 to 10 injuries, declared an emergency, closed roads and schools, and opened a Red Cross shelter as Aroma Park and nearby areas recorded heavy structural damage.
- - The storms produced destructive hail, including a reported six-inch stone in Kankakee that may be an Illinois record, prompted ground stops at O’Hare and Midway, and left thousands without power across the region.