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United Kingdom Tornado Touches Down Near Chicago O'Hare Airport
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A tornado warning was issued for the Chicago area on Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado had landed near O’Hare International Airport.
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The National Weather Service advised people in the Chicago area to seek shelter on Wednesday night after a tornado was confirmed to be on the ground near O’Hare International Airport and moving east toward downtown.
“To repeat, a tornado is on the ground,” the Weather Service wrote in an advisory at 7:03 p.m. “TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.”
The Weather Service said that flying debris posed a threat to people outdoors and warned that mobile homes could be destroyed. There was some property damage, but no immediate reports of injuries or deaths, the authorities said.
A tornado warning for Cook County, Ill., which includes Chicago, Cicero and Evanston, expired at 7:45 p.m., the National Weather Service said on Twitter.
Locations of tornado sightings or damage reported by trained spotters.
Source: National Weather Service | Notes: Reports are considered preliminary. Data is for the 24 hours starting July 12 at 8 a.m. Eastern, during which updates are being made every 10 minutes.
By Bea Malsky
Another warning had been issued earlier for a tornado near Midway, southwest of Chicago.
A tornado watch in Cook County was lifted at 8:21 p.m. but remained in effect for some surrounding counties and part of Indiana until 10 p.m.
Judson Jones contributed reporting.
Livia Albeck-Ripka is a reporter for The Times based in California. She was previously a reporter in the Australia bureau. More about Livia Albeck-Ripka
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