February tornadoes rare, not unheard of, weather service says

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February tornadoes rare, not unheard of, weather service says

From 1950 until 2023, 11 tornadoes occurred in the Chicago area during the month of February, according to the National Weather Service in Romeoville whose forecast area includes 18 counties in northeast Illinois and five in northwest Indiana.On Tuesday evening, the bureau confirmed at least 10 tornadoes touched down in its region, including EF-1 tornadoes that struck Inverness, Mundelein, Geneva, Batavia and Sugar Grove; and lesser EF-0 tornado…