Published: August 2,2015
The lone thunderstorm cell was part of a larger storm system that brought widespread severe weather to the Midwest Sunday and continued to threaten the region Sunday night.
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Storms Turn Deadly in Chicagoland
One person died and 15 others were transported to local hospitals after strong winds toppled a tent at the Wood Dale Prairie Fest in Wood Dale, Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reported. At least three people were seriously injured, the report added.In a statement released Sunday, Wood Dale Mayor Nunzio Pulice said "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased and we are also praying for all those who were injured or affected by this tragedy."
A thunderstorm developed in north-central Illinois Sunday afternoon and tracked eastward toward the Chicago area just before 3 p.m. CDT. A wind gust of 52 mph was measured at Chicago's O'Hare airport and hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported with this cell.
Later, a separate supercell thunderstorm prompted a tornado warning just north of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois. A funnel cloud was sighted at Route 83 and Rollins Road in suburban Round Lake Beach at 8:45 p.m. CDT while three miles north of Libertyville, a funnel was reported almost to the ground. Social media images posted from Grayslake, where siding was reportedly blown off a house, showed a funnel cloud close to the ground.
The famous Lollapalooza festival was briefly evacuated around 3 p.m. as the storm rolled over Chicago. Concertgoers retreated from Grant Park to three pre-established shelters.
A dome at the Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois, collapsed while a Chicago Bandits softball game was delayed due to severe weather. No injuries were reported, and the game was canceled.
We are thankful no one was injured today during the storm! #perspective @Chicago_Bandits @JennieFinch
Damaging Storms Strike Other Midwest States
Thunderstorms also broke out across other areas of the Midwest throughout the day.Tennis ball size hail was reported in Perham, Minnesota, and Hayward, Wisconsin on Sunday morning. There were numerous reports of golf ball size hail across the area as well.
Wind gusts over 60 mph were reported near the Michigan towns of Spratt and Michigan Sunday afternoon.
In Iowa, thunderstorm winds toppled a semi-truck in the parking lot of a large retail store in West Des Moines early Sunday evening. To the west, a tornado was reported in rural Adams County near Cromwell.
A landspout was also spotted near Lake Maloney south of North Platte, Nebraska, on Sunday afternoon.
In Wisconsin, a 32-foot sailboat capsized in Lake Michigan one mile away from Sister Bay due to high winds and waves. Coast Guard responders were able to rescue all passengers aboard the boat and no injuries were reported.
Following the storms, widespread power outages have been reported all across the region. Weather.com senior meterologist Nick Wiltgen said "As of 9 p.m. Eastern time there are about 178,500 customers without power in the Midwest – and 110,000 of those are in Michigan alone." Those power outages extended into Canada with approximately 56,000 left without power in the Ontario Province.
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