The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornado touchdowns occurred in the Chicago area during a severe weather outbreak Friday.
One of those tornadoes touched down near Cedar Lake, located in Indiana’s Lake County. According to officials, the tornado was estimated to be an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, meaning it had three-second wind gusts between 86 and 110 miles per hour.
Three other EF-0 tornadoes, with estimated winds between 65 and 85 miles per hour, also touched down during the severe weather outbreak. One of the twisters touched down in Yorkville, located in Kendall County…