"At this point in time, the best words to describe it is decimated," Fire Chief Kevin Schultz said Tuesday morning. More than 50 million people are under the threat of severe storms Saturday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Officials said damage survey teams will be dispatched later Tuesday morning to those communities, as well as Harmon, Ottawa, Morris, Braidwood and Momence. National Weather Service officials confirmed that an EF-1 tornado ripped through Salem, Illinois, a small town of nearly 7,500 residents located nearly an hour and a half east of. The National Weather Service said the towns of Coal City, Sublette and Mendota were among the hardest hit by Monday night's severe weather. mainly along and west of Interstate 39 in northwest Illinois. Snapped trees and minor roof damage were confirmed, Kluber said. 3:45 AM 6/6 Outside of a chance for some spotty showers today, dry and cooler conditions. A tornado touched down 10 minutes earlier in Lakewood Shores, just southeast of Braidwood in southwest Will County, according to the weather service. A tornado touched down overnight in Naperville near 95th Street and Route 59. Monday near Interstate 57 in Bourbonnais in Kankakee County, according to the National Weather Service. At least 11 tornadoes have been reported to have occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the NWS. The most recent tornado touchdown was reported about 10:20 p.m. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF2 tornado with 130 mph winds touched down in Bollinger County. The storm was moving east, threatening to bring similar weather to northern Indiana and parts of Michigan, where strong winds also damaged homes, prompted rescues and knocked out power to thousands of people late Monday and early Tuesday. Those tornadoes touched down in Will, Kankakee, Lee, Grundy and LaSalle counties. Friday, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
Napervilles Luke Townsend recounts the frantic moments early in the morning as a confirmed tornado. Tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas, Illinois and Iowa through 6 p.m. Five people were hospitalized with minor injuries.ĬHICAGO - At least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, the National Weather Service confirms. That tornado has preliminarily been assigned as a EF-0 with peak estimated winds of 70 mph. After a primary check, officials said no one was killed when a tornado struck Coal City.
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