National Weather Service Crews to Survey Damage in Illinois
National Weather Service crews are heading out to survey storm damage across Illinois.
Meteorologists say a tornado that touched down in southern Illinois near New Minden had a preliminary strength rating of an EF-4. That means it had winds between 166 and 200 miles per hour. The Washington County community is about 45 miles southeast of St. Louis.
In northern Illinois, forecasters say a tornado touched down in Coal City, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. Preliminary results show it had winds gusting between 111 and 135 miles per hour, making it an EF-2.
More National Weather Service survey crews headed out Monday to review damage near Peoria as well as Champaign and Vermilion counties.
The storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes across the Midwest, killing at least six.
- DraftKings Sued Over ‘Risk-Free’ Bets That Were Anything But
- 4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says
- EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances
- Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination
- Poll: Consumers OK with AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting
- Millions of Recalled Hyundai and Kia Vehicles, With Dangerous Defect, Remain on Road
- Mother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit
- California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme