A certified weather observer who is under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration saw the funnel cloud while on duty at Midway Airport. The weather service was notified of the tornado — in this case a landspout tornado typically described as low in magnitude. The observer photographed the tornado, which was spotted just before 4 p.m. in an area bounded by Cicero Avenue on the west, Pulaski Road on the east, Ogden Avenue on the north and 33rd Street to the south, according to the weather service.