Chicago Weather Alert: Severe weather leads to tornado in DuPage County
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A line of severe thunderstorms late Friday led to a report of a tornado in DuPage County, power outages, stopped Metra lines, and a ground stop at both Midway and O'Hare airports.
A tornado was reported in the area of Glen Ellyn and Lisle a little after 9 p.m. on Friday. Bartlett police reported powerlines in roadways and power outages in the area.
CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez was on the scene near Army Trail Road and Petersdorf Road in Bartlett where a large tree was uprooted and blocking part of the roadway near a home.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist said there were several reports of impressive wind gusts upwards of 70 mph in Schaumburg and throughout the northwest suburbs. Wind gusts at O'Hare International Airport reached nearly 60 mph.
Ground stops were also in effect at both Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport.
Thousands of fans attending Friday night's Cubs game at Wrigley Field were told to seek shelter just after play ended in light of the severe weather.
Inbound and outbound train movement was halted on the Metra Union Pacific West and Union Pacific Northwest lines. Trains were also delayed on the BNSF line.
ComEd said about 36,000 residents were affected by power outages throughout northern Illinois shortly after 10:30 p.m., mostly concentrated in the western and southwestern suburbs.
By 10:45 p.m., a Northwest Indiana was facing its own severe thunderstorm warning.
This comes just two days after a total of 13 tornados ripped through communities all over the Chicago area causing extensive damage.
