Tornado Tuesday Evening in Northeast Illinois

The Chicago National Weather Service traveled to Lake County Wednesday afternoon to survey damage from a possible tornado Tuesday evening. After surveying the damage and looking at photos/video, they determined that an EF-1 tornado, with peak wind gusts of 90 mph, touched down north of Waukegan before moving over Lake Michigan and becoming a water spout.

The damage from the tornado was minor and confined to commercial buildings and residences with windows blown out, minor roof and fence damage, and damage to a gas station canopy. One person was injured in the storm. Numerous trees fell or had heavy branch damage. The tornado was on the ground for 3.1 miles and was 200 yards wide. More information about the tornado and damage survey can be found here:
Tornado Damage Survey