The following events were reported: Flash Flood, Flood, Hail, Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado. These occurred near station USW00014819, approximately 26.5049 km away, between 2010-06-23 16:47:00 and 2010-06-23 21:00:00. The events included records with hailstones measuring 56.911764705882355 inches. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 523500.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours of June 23rd producing widespread wind and tree damage as well as flash flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours of June 23rd producing widespread wind and tree damage as well as flash flooding. Event Narrative: Tree limbs were blown down near 111th Street and Weber Road. Quarter size hail was reported near 111th Street and Weber Road. Small trees and tree limbs were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated as high as 80 mph on Interstate 80, one mile east of Interstate 55. Tree limbs six to eight inches in diameter were blown down on 59th Street between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road. Some areas were impassible. Wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph near Midway Airport. Wind gusts were estimated to 80 mph near Cicero Avenue and 87th Street. A large tree was blown down across the road near 103rd Street and Kostner Avenue. Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph. The top of a tree, four inches in diameter, was snapped off. Wind gusts were measured to 73 mph at Midway Airport. A twelve inch diameter tree was blown down near Route 30 and Hillcrest Road. A large tree was blown down near Route 59 and Lockport Street. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across southwest areas of the City of Chicago. Nine inches of standing water was reported on Route 171 between 22nd and 26th Streets. Hickory Creek was out of its banks by four to six inches near Elm and Cooper Streets. A wind gust to 62 mph was measured near Route 59 and 135 Street. Street flooding was reported in New Lenox with up to six inches of standing water on some roads. Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. Considerable tree damage was reported near Midhurst Lane and Edgerton Drive with one twelve inch diameter tree snapped off. Extensive tree damage was reported between Black Road and Glenwood Avenue. Tree limbs up to seven inches in diameter were blown down near Route 53 and 83rd Street. A metal chimney was separated from a two story apartment building. A row of utility poles was blown down along Ridge Road. A large tree was blown down onto two houses and a car on North LaGrange Road. The windows of the car were broken and the roof was damaged. In Matteson there was sporadic damage to commercial buildings across a half mile wide path along and south of Route 30 and Cicero Ave. Garage doors were blown in at a service station, and there was damage to roofs and HVAC units on roofs to a few buildings around the Lincoln Mall Shopping Center. There were a few trees blown down in a wooded area just southeast of the mall. Two semis were overturned on I-57 near Sauk Trail. A large tree was uprooted near Mason and Mack Streets. The tree fell onto a house causing roof damage. A four foot diameter tree approximately 80 feet tall was split in half by high winds near Mason and Raynor. Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down between Gaylord and Webb Roads, just south of Plainfield Road. Some trees were uprooted. Several cars and 75 houses suffered damaged. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across far southern parts of the City of Chicago. The Beverly Hills/Morgan Park area had extensive tree damage including damage to houses and cars. Numerous trees up to ten inches in diameter were blown down near Cherry Hill Road and Mayfair Drive. Tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were blown down on Erskine Road. Powerlines were also blown down. Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph with tree limbs and gutters blown down. A one foot diameter tree limb was blown down on a garage roof near Jefferson Street and Larkin Avenue causing damage. Part of the roof of an auto parts store was blown off near Romeo Road and Route 53. Trees were blown down and roofs were damaged near Kedzie Avenue and 27th Street. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down on the west side of the City of Chicago. There was an intense narrow path of damage starting just southeast of the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Governors Highway. The concentrated path went from near Memorial Park to the train platform at Main Street and Hickory. In this neighborhood many large limbs were down and some trees were uprooted. A garage was destroyed and the roof of the train platform was damaged. Winds through this area were likely 90 to 105 mph, which is EF1 on the enhanced Fujita Scale. The path of the damage was from northwest to southeast, but many of the trees were blown from southwest to northeast, across the damage path. This indicated there was likely rotation. Several residents reported seeing rotation or a funnel cloud in this area. Lighter damage continued southeast of the railroad tracks near Wildwood Park and east to the Norwood Plaza at Western and 26th Street. It appears that the tornado dissipated in the forest preserve near 26th Street. Extensive tree damage was reported near Larkin Avenue and Route 30. Six inches of water was reported at Weber Road and Rodeo Drive. Six inches of water was also reported on Briarcliff Road and on Lily Cache Lane.