Officials confirm 6th tornado tore through Chicago area during derecho

Officials confirm 6th tornado tore through Chicago area during derecho

Officials with the National Weather Service have confirmed a tornado tore through Homewood and Lansing during Tuesday’s derecho. The tornado is the sixth confirmed by NWS officials stemming from Tuesday’s derecho, which tore across the Chicago area with wind speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. According to the latest updates from the National Weather Service, a tornado touched down during Tuesday’s weather event just to the west of Halsted betw…