"I saw a huge windstorm coming through, looked out the window and trees were blowing sideways. (MORE: Why You Shouldn't Ignore Severe Thunderstorm Warnings ) Two other tornadoes were spotted in the western suburbs of Elgin and Barrington, Illinois. "It's the worst I've ever seen and I've been here about 40 years. "The sound started real loud and the wind was really bad and you could see everything was falling over," Indian Head Park resident Gary Malone told the station. In the village of Indian Head Park, southwest of Chicago, a roof was ripped off one building and the back wall torn away from a townhouse, according to ABC 7 Chicago. Roofs were damaged and windows blown out of cars in the La Grange and Countryside areas, also in Cook County, WMAQ-TV reported. (MORE: What's The Difference Between A Tornado Watch And A Tornado Warning? ) Two were in the Elgin area, one was between the towns of Burr Ridge and Stickney and the fourth was near Oswego. The NWS confirmed on Thursday that at least four tornadoes tracked across the greater Chicago area. The National Weather Service declared it a "particularly dangerous situation," or PDS, a special status when a tornado is very likely or known to be producing damage. Sirens blared in downtown Chicago as tornadoes roared through the area Wednesday evening, damaging homes and cars and sending passengers at O'Hare International Airport into tunnels for shelter.Ī tornado warning was issued for all of Cook County, which includes the Chicago metro, about 7:20 p.m. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.
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