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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
937 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026 /1037 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026/  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/17/2026 LAKE COUNTY IL TORNADO  
 
   
SADDLEBROOK FARMS TORNADO  
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 06/17/2026  
START TIME: 09:32 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 2 SSW GRAYSLAKE / LAKE COUNTY / IL  
START LAT/LON: 42.3187 / -88.0673  
 
END DATE: 06/17/2026  
END TIME: 09:33 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 2 SSW GRAYSLAKE / LAKE COUNTY / IL  
END LAT/LON: 42.3198 / -88.0626  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
A BRIEF TORNADO PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC ROOFING DAMAGE  
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SADDLEBROOK FARMS  
SUBDIVISION NEAR GRAYSLAKE.  
 
 
 
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:  
 
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH  
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH  
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH  
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH  
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH  
EF5.....>200 MPH  
 
NOTE:  
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN  
NWS STORM DATA.  
 
 
 
NWS CHICAGO  
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