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Tornado Approaches Grayslake, il and Tornado Damage ,Drone Footage

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Tornado Approaches Grayslake and Video of Storm Damage. Severe storms swept through the Chicago area Sunday afternoon and evening, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. Officials from National Weather Service determined that damage in Grayslake was caused by a tornado. It was an EF-1 class, the lowest strength of tornado, CBS 2’s Ed Curran reports. Still, there was destruction in its wake. The Grayslake fire chief confirms significant damage to the roof at Grayslake Central High School. The storm scattered drywall and other debris across the community and road signs were bent over. A funnel cloud spotted north of Libertyville. (Credit: Lake County EMA) A funnel cloud spotted north of Libertyville. (Credit: Lake County EMA) Anthony Karla-Tiras, owner of Bake Sports & Grill in Grayslake, says he had about 24-26 customers when the storms came through Sunday evening and they all took shelter in the basement. “It was almost like a war going on in the parking lot and then we saw the Warren Electric roof start flying all over, everywhere and now it is a disaster in the back of the building,” Karla-Tires said. WBBM 780’s Bernie Tafoya grayslake tree NWS: Damage In Grayslake Caused By EF 1 Tornado wbbm icon NWS: Damage In Grayslake Caused By EF 1 Tornado WBBM 780/105.9FM play At Annette Jones’ home, a tree was knocked down and took down a portion of the roof. She was in the basement at the time the winds blew through. “Then it got really loud and I went upstairs and nobody was home and that’s when I realized what was going on because I never heard an alarm, I never heard anything,” Jones said. Some neighbors say an emergency cell phone text alert was the only warning they received and that showed up minutes after the front rolled through. CBS 2 has reached out to local police and fire fighters to find out what happened with the emergency sirens. We have not gotten a response. There were no reports of injuries on Grayslake. The roof of a business in Grayslake peeled off and ended up in the parking lot Bake's Bar and Grill. (Credit: Bernie Tafoya) The roof of a business in Grayslake peeled off and ended up in the parking lot Bake’s Bar and Grill. (Credit: Bernie Tafoya) In Wood Dale, one man was killed and more than a dozen others injured after high winds collapsed a tent at the Wood Dale Prairie Festival. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Steven Nincic. Storm damage seen in far north suburban Grayslake following severe weather Sunday was caused by an EF-1 category tornado, the National Weather Service said Monday. Preliminary survey findings from Round Lake, Hainesville and Grayslake showed that winds reached approximately 90 to 100 mph during the storm, according to a tweet from the National Weather Service. The length of the tornado's path was 7.5 miles and the maximum width was measured at 300 yards. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/National-Weather-Service-Grayslake-Tornado-320497272.html#ixzz3i9ItHBOy Follow us: @nbcchicago on Twitter | nbcchicago on Facebook