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1 Confirmed Dead In Ottawa Storm; Parts Of Naplate Damaged

... officer.". On Ottawa's South Side, one of Jon Parker's trees fell down. He said he heard popping and banging from inside the house. When he walked out, he offered police shelter in his house, but they declined. "I don't have to trim that tree, I guess. It's pretty much gone now," Parker said. His wife, Judy Parker, said she was driving home and it was "eerily" black inside the businesses, with people standing on the sidewalks. "The minute you cross the bridge, it looks like a war zone," she said. Amy Pentecost, who also lives on the South Side, said, "I am in shock. I can't believe this is the neighborhood we live in. We walk around here all the time. It's unrecognizable.". She said there was structural damage to her house, but no one was hurt. "It can all be fixed," she said. She said her roof was damaged and her neighbor's chimney was down. Her daughter, Brooke Pentecost, 17, ...

Outbreak Brings Over 800 Reports Of Severe Weather February 28-march 1 Recap

... Milan, Tennessee, and La Center, Kentucky. A power transmission tower was downed and a school portable building blew off its foundation near Washington, Indiana, early Wednesday. The northern end of the squall line roared through the Cleveland early Wednesday morning, with gusts to 61 mph at Hopkins Airport and reports of trees downed. Late Tuesday afternoon, a tornado was reported near Ottawa, Illinois, which lead to at least one fatality. Baseball-sized hail was also reported with this storm by spotters. Hail up to tennis-ball sized was reported earlier Tuesday afternoon near Galva, Illinois, southeast of Davenport, Iowa. The parent supercell spawning the Perryville, Missouri, tornado then tracked into southern Illinois, where homes were destroyed north of Elkville, and U. S. 51 was impassable north of town. The tornado may have then gone on to impact Mulkeytown, Illinois, where homes were destroyed and numerous trees and powerlines were snapped. Another tornado was observed by weather spotters Tuesday evening over Bald Knob, Arkansas, and damage was reported in nearby ...

Two Men Killed From Falling Tree During Ottawa Storms

... reunification efforts. The Illinois State Police is currently working to establish a perimeter and assist with traffic control efforts. Ottawa police will conduct surveys of the damage and coordinate search and rescue efforts. National Weather Service update. The National Weather Service says the tornado that roared through Ottawa, Illinois, and the small village of Naplate packed winds up to 155 mph. The weather service rated Tuesday's tornado, which caused severe damage in Naplate and left one dead in Ottawa, an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The weather service did not rule out the possibility that other tornados may have touched down in the area southwest of Chicago. Baseball sized hail was also observed in the area. An EF-1 tornado was reported near the northern Illinois town of Oregon. Straight line winds of around 80 mph ...

Deadly Midwest Storm System Rumbles Eastward

... and Tennessee on Tuesday and Wednesday. Meanwhile, wind-whipped wildfires destroyed homes in Texas. Forecasters with the Storm Prediction Center said severe thunderstorms that could spawn tornadoes were expected in parts of Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday morning before moving into mid-Atlantic states and southern New England. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta and Washington, D. C. could also be affected. The storm system killed at least two people in Illinois and one in Missouri. In Arkansas, emergency managers said 10 to 15 people were injured in White County, about 45 miles northeast of Little Rock, and minor injuries were reported at a prison in the northeastern part of the state. In Illinois, state Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson said a person was killed by a tree that was uprooted by a tornado in Ottawa, about 70 miles southwest of Chicago. Minor injuries were also reported at a nursing home there. Thompson said it wasn't known how many people were hurt by the storm, but that it was relatively few. "We had some damage reported in several counties, both ...

Una Persona Muerta En Ottawa, Illinois Tras Paso De Tornados

... brief video of the tornado that affected the La Salle County Nursing Home. #ILwx __link__/5 vy UTa U 1 a V. — Equinox Weather, LLC (@Equinox Weather) February 28, 2017. De hecho, de acuerdo con el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional hay una alerta de tornado hasta las 4 am del miércoles para los condados de Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Livingston, Mc Henry, y Will en Illinois, y Jasper, Lake, Newton y Porter en Indiana. Una alerta de inundaciones estaba en efecto para el condado de Will, Kendall, el sureste de Cook y partes de condados de Livingston, La Salle y Grundy hasta las 9:30 pm del martes. ⚠️ Take Cover! Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Hammond IN, Gary IN, Tinley Park IL until 10:45 PM EST __link__/LSiou O 5 o 4 w. — NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) March 1, 2017. Según el Chicago Tribune y citando al Servicio Meteorológico, las fuertes lluvias produjeron 12 pulgadas de agua en New Lenox, con una a dos pulgadas de lluvia, y hubo cortes de energía generalizados en el condado de La Salle según Ameren Illinois. Debido al tiempo, según el departamento de Aviacion de Chicago, el aeropuerto ...

Man Killed In Tornado Identified

... Chris Yucus. A tree was uprooted in front of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Naplate following the severe storms that rolled through late Tuesday afternoon. UPDATE: Man killed in tornado identified. By News Tribune Staff. Buy Now. Chris Yucus. Naplate residents Jeremy Gossett (right) and Mathew Mc Bee (center) help escort a woman and her dog to a fire truck following a tornado in Naplate on Tuesday. Village officials estimate that one-fourth of Naplate’s buildings were damaged. Buy Now. Chris Yucus. A tree was uprooted in front of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Naplate following the severe storms that rolled through late Tuesday afternoon. The latest on storm coverage. 9:10 a.m.: The person killed in Tuesday’s storm in Ottawa was Wayne Tuntland, 76, according to the La Salle County Coroner’s Office. Tuntland was crushed by a falling tree at 436 State ...

8 Pm Severe Weather Update

... for all of northern Illinois.  We will need to watch those cells very carefully.  If those storms pull across southern Wisconsin they will have a chance to rotate and possible produce a quick tornado.  I do want to stress that there is no watch or warning for southeastern Wisconsin at this time. We are expecting scattered showers and storms to move in between 5 pm and 10 pm.  Storms that do arrive could produce quarter hail, strong winds, and very heavy rainfall!  Snow arrives for tomorrow!  Please scroll down to find out the latest snowfall forecast. We've tracked one round of severe thunderstorms this morning with heavy rain and hail. Take a look at these hail stones from the Cedar Grove area. Now, conditions are relatively quiet. While an isolated isolated storm can't be ruled out this afternoon, we are anticipating storms to re-fire this evening. The latest info has storms rolling over the IL/WI border around 6 pm and pushing into the metro area during the 8 o' clock hour. Once again, heavy rain and hail are likely. Isolated rotation is something we will be watching closely as well. The National Weather Service's "Storm Prediction Center" has central ...

Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest

... area, including a nursing home in La Salle County. Amy Seely, a National Weather Service meteorologist, told The Huffington Post late Tuesday night that they were still issuing tornado warnings for Ottawa, “which has been hit with many storms.”. The La Salle County Nursing Home wrote in a Facebook post that it had been hit by a tornado, but said staff and patients were accounted for. ⚠️ Take Cover! Tornado Warning continues for Ottawa IL, Dayton IL, Naplate IL until 5:15 PM CST __link__/vhu Mh Ka U 6 o. — wojo (@wojo 108) February 28, 2017. Local storm watchers shared on Twitter images of the damage  at the La Salle nursing home, where several patients  reported bumps and bruises , according to Fox 6 Now. Patients were evacuated to a nearby school. No one at the nursing home suffered serious injuries. Emergency crews also were sent to the nearby village of Naplate, where several structures were reportedly damaged , to look for people possibly trapped ...

At Least 3 Dead, Several Injured As Storms Rip Across U.s. Midsection

... On your Desktop | On your Mobile device Region 8 News App - Install or update on your: i Phone | Android. More > >. The Osceola School District has canceled classes Wednesday due to extensive power outages.  There has been widespread damage throughout Region 8 - for a full list click here. Copyright 2017 KAIT. All rights reserved. Watch Region 8 News On Demand: On your Desktop | On your Mobile device Region 8 News App - Install or update on your: i Phone | Android. Wednesday, March 1 2017 7:10 AM EST 2017-03-01 12:10:24 GMT. Wednesday, March 1 2017 7:51 AM EST 2017-03-01 12:51:50 GMT. Traffic on Interstate 555 was blocked from Bay to Trumann to Payneway Wednesday morning for reports of tractor trailers being down. Wednesday, March 1 2017 7:36 AM EST 2017-03-01 12:36:25 GMT. Raymond Bowling, of Austin, IN, said he was thankful he hit the snooze button this morning because he was able to escape potential injury here. (Source: Raymond Bowling). An Indiana man did what we all wanted to do this morning - he hit the snooze button on his alarm clock. ...

1 Confirmed Dead In Ottawa Storm; Parts Of Naplate Damaged

... a dozen houses sustained serious damage in the small village west of Ottawa. Also taking a hit in Naplate were the Pilkington glass factory and the Village Grille. A woman La Salle County Nursing Home in Naplate answering the telephone said several residents reported bumps and bruises but no serious injuries. Patients at the nursing home were evacuated to a nearby school. Caitlynn Frandin, of Naplate, said she was in her house on 19 th Avenue when she saw a funnel cloud headed her way. She and the others in her house went into the basement. "It was like a crumbling sound," Frandin said. Beneath an awning at a business, Debbie Loughridge stood. Her house was a block away near Center Street and 19 th Avenue. "Every window is broken. Everything is totaled," she said. "I want to get back inside because my dogs are still inside.". But she said authorities wouldn't let her get back in because of the dangers. The block was a tangle of downed wires. On Naplate's 20 th Avenue, resident Paula Wing was looking for emergency responders to check on a 90-year-old woman ...