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The Channahon tornado made it east-northeast all the way to south suburban Matteson—a track of 28.9 miles. CBS 2 An EF-0 tornado, or greater, also caused damage in ...
I-55 in Channahon reopened Thursday as crews continue to clean up after storms spawned 28 tornadoes across the Chicago area this week.
CHANNAHON, Ill. - Interstate 55 reopened near Channahon Thursday morning following its closure earlier this week due to storm damage. The interstate reopened in both directions around 6 a.m. days ...
The tornado that caused the I-55 closure was deemed an EF-2 by a National Weather Service survey team. Winds topped out at 120 mph and the twister was 200 yards wide at times.
The confirmed Channahon tornado also toppled two transmission towers. Numerous high-tension, high-power ComEd electricity lines were ripped down, now stretching across the roads, including I-55.
The strongest tornado left a trail of damage for 29 miles from Channahon to Matteson in the southwest and south suburbs. That tornado had peak winds of 120 mph and injured two people, according to ...
Interstate 55 remains closed in both directions near Channahon after power lines fell on the highway. Chicago area hit by at least 17 tornadoes in two days; 58,000 ComEd customers are still ...
According to the National Weather Service, an EF-2 tornado that originated in Channahon in Will County traveled a path of 28.9 miles to Frankfort in southern Cook County, lasting 23 minutes and ...
Two more EF-1 tornadoes also impacted the area, including one that struck near Channahon. That tornado is believed to have knocked down power lines that closed a section of Interstate 55, and also ...
Gas prices could soon soar across the Chicago metropolitan area after a tornado narrowly missed a major ExxonMobil refinery outside of Chicago Monday night, knocking out power to the facility.
The strongest tornado left a trail of damage for 29 miles from Channahon to Matteson in the southwest and south suburbs. That tornado had peak winds of 120 mph and injured two people, according to ...