Monday, April 27, 2015

Destructive Illinois Tornado Kills at Least Two; 15 Severe Weather Watches Issued

Family and friends of Dave Schabacker assist with cleanup Friday morning, April 10, 2015, after his home was destroyed the night before in Rochelle, Ill. At least two tornadoes swept through Illinois late Thursday. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Sunny Strader)  
  • SPC issued seven tornado watches and eight severe thunderstorm watches Thursday and Thursday night – by far the most so far in 2015.
  • Late Thursday evening, the Illinois Office of Emergency Management said one person was killed in Fairdale, a small DeKalb County hamlet that took a direct hit. (The death toll rose to two on Friday.) Three people were injured in DeKalb County and four more in neighboring Ogle County, where a restaurant collapsed north of Rochelle. Rescue crews continue to sift through debris.
  • A large, long-track tornado began near Ashton, Illinois, around 6:40 p.m. CDT Thursday. It crossed Interstate 39 several miles north of Rochelle, Illinois, shortly after 7 p.m. CDT. The tornado was broadcast live on The Weather Channel. Fairdale was hit shortly afterward. The parent storm continued to spawn a tornado – possibly the same tornado – all the way northeast into McHenry County in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago, where it was sighted near Marengo and Harvard before eventually weakening and dissipating as it approached the Wisconsin border.    
  • http://www.weather.com/storms/tornado/news/tornado-severe-threat-chicago-illinois-missouri-indiana-ohio-april-9-2015

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