Tornado causes tree apocalypse in Naperville and Woodridge; loss could have aftereffects for years

But looking at satellite photos, it’s evident that hundreds, if not thousands, of trees were within the path of the three block-wide whirlwind. On the ground, it seemed few escaped damage, with many broken in half, shorn of huge branches or uprooted altogether. So many were cracked open that the air carried the scent of a lumberyard.