Debris on the ground, March 11, 2026, from homes along South Sandbar Road following last night’s storms in Aroma Park. The homes border the Kankakee River. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)
National Weather Service officials are working to confirm how many tornadoes tore through Illinois and northwest Indiana due to a supercell.
Damage is visible from a tornado that touched down west of Lake Village, Indiana, March 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Remains of a home following the previous evening’s tornado that touched down west of Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Downed power lines following a tornado on Tuesday evening in Lake Village, Indiana, March 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Damage was widespread from the previous evening’s tornado that touched down west of Lake Village, Indiana, March 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Utilities crews work to repair lines damaged by a tornado that touched down west of Lake Village, Indiana, March 11, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Investigators observe a property, on March 11, 2026, where an elderly couple were found dead in Lake Village, Indiana, after a tornado the previous evening. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Two men retrieve items on March 11, 2026, for Bob Wehrle, whose house was destroyed the previous night along South Sandbar Road in Aroma Park. The men said they had to dig Wehrle out of the basement after he became trapped. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)A cross stands near destroyed homes March 11, 2026, in Aroma Park, after storms the evening before. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A Family Dollar store is missing part of its roof, on March 11, 2026, following the previous night’s tornado along Old 41 Road in Lake Village, Indiana. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Homes east of Old 41 Road in Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026, show damage following the previous night’s tornado. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Homes and vehicles sit destroyed March 11, 2026, in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A Newton County officer helps Hugh Ulrich gather belongings from his truck in Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026. Ulrich was in his parked truck when the tornado struck and said he's the only survivor at the spot where two people were killed. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)Clothes hang in a destroyed home March 11, 2026, after a tornado and thunderstorms passed through the evening before in Lake Village, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A coroner speaks with a woman, on March 11, 2026, at the site where two people were killed in the previous evening's tornado in Lake Village, Indiana. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)Debris from destroyed homes on March 11, 2026, in Aroma Park, after a tornado the evening before. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Homes destroyed March 11, 2026, after storms passed through the evening before in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Insulation debris is visible in a tree near destroyed homes on March 11, 2026, after the previous evening's tornado and thunderstorms passed through in Lake Village, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Josh Venecz, 17, helps clean up a resident's backyard on March 11, 2026, after their home was destroyed after a tornado in Lake Village, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Destroyed homes and property along South Sandbar Road in Aroma Park on March 11, 2026, following a tornado the evening before. The homes border the Kankakee River. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)A destroyed home on March 11, 2026, after a tornado and thunderstorms passed through the evening before in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Uprooted trees lie flat on the ground on March 11, 2026, east of Old 41 Road in Lake Village, Indiana, following the previous night’s tornado. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)One of many homes damaged along 300 West in Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)A Family Dollar is missing part of its roof March 11, 2026, following the previous night’s tornado along Old 41 Road in Lake Village, Indiana. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Jenny and Jason Boersma stand in front of their home on March 11, 2026, in Lake Village, Indiana, the morning after strong storms ripped through the town. Jason Boersma was talking with his insurance agent. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)A photo of a woman holding a newborn lies in the tornado debris of a home on March 11, 2016, in Lake Village, Indiana. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)The morning light shows the damage from the tornado in Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)Debris from destroyed homes and property along South Sandbar Road, March 11, 2026, in Aroma Park. The homes border the Kankakee River. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Destroyed homes on March 11, 2026, after a tornado and thunderstorms passed through the evening before in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A destroyed home on March 11, 2026, a day after storms in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A destroyed home on March 11, 2026, after a tornado and thunderstorms passed through the evening before in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Damaged trees March 11, 2026, after storms in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Debris from destroyed homes and property along South Sandbar Road on March 11, 2026, in Aroma Park. The homes border the Kankakee River. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)A destroyed home on March 11, 2026, after a tornado and thunderstorms passed through the evening before in Aroma Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)A storm system moves over a field as tornado warnings from the National Weather Service are issued in the area March 10, 2026, in Goodfield. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)