All posts tagged "tornadoes"

  • A funnel cloud crosses south Perryville Road on Thursday, April 9, 2015, south of Interstate 39 in Rockford, Ill. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh)
    2 dead, more than a dozen hurt in Illinois town after tornado

    FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) — Supercell thunderstorms produced a large tornado that touched down Thursday night in northern Illinois, killing two women and injuring more than a dozen in one tiny community as severe weather pummeled the Midwest....

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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  • Austin Hargrove, left, and Haley Hracke, right, help recover personal items from a friends home that was destroyed by Sunday's tornado, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, forced frightened residents in more than half a dozen states to take cover and left tens of thousands in the dark Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Tornadoes kill at least 28, and it’s not over

    Deadly tornadoes swept across the Midwest and South over two days, causing a death toll of at least 28 and throwing multiple states into chaos. And more are coming. The tornadoes continue to terrorize the area Tuesday,...

    • Posted April 29, 2014
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