Tornado Touchdown, Flights Delayed Due To IL Storms

FRANKFORT, IL — A tornado warning that was previously issued for Central Will County has expired, but hundreds of flights out of Chicago have been delayed due to severe weather. According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Manhattan.

According to WGN, a "confirmed tornado" was spotted just before 7 p.m. Reports on social media indicate it hit the ground in Wilton Center around 6:55 p.m. Some in Manhattan have reported significant damage caused by the storm, including one case of windows shattering and at least one roof blowing off a home.

Power is also out for areas of Manhattan, and over 1,300 are affected by the outage. According to the ComEd outage map, power should be restored by 9:15 p.m. Tuesday.

At O'Hare, over 1,000 flights were delayed Tuesday, and over 600 are cancelled. Midway had nearly 600 delayed, and around 90 flights cancelled.

Due to storms moving thru Chicago today, ORD airlines report 650+ cancellations and delays avg. 50 mins. If you're traveling thru ORD today confirm flight status w/ your airline.
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The NWS said they are continuing to monitor storms in the area for any rotation.

Patch Editor Joe Vince was in the Frankfort-Mokena area shortly after the storms left that area.

According to the NWS, scattered thunderstorms will continue across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana into the mid to late evening hours. Widespread severe thunderstorms are not expected, but an isolated severe storm or two that produces damaging winds or a brief tornado cannot be ruled out.

A concern still remains for heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding, especially over areas that are already saturated from previous rainfall, the NWS said.