Monday, November 18, 2013

Deadly storms spawned more than 80 tornadoes in Midwest

This Sunday, intense storms spawned more than 80 tornadoes across the Midwest. The tornadoes raged mostly across Illinois, spanning over Champaign, Grundy, LaSalle, Massac, Tazewell, Washington, and Woodford counties. The storms reported six dead, and many more injured. Wind speeds ranged from 100 to 200 miles per hour.The Red Cross assembled service centers in towns that were hits by the tornadoes, but did not get a lot of visitors. They assumed it was a good sign.  In certain areas, storms leveled series of town blocks. Power lines were strewn through the affected areas. Currently, there are still 19,000 victims that do not have electricity following the storm. Considering the circumstances, it's a miracle that so few died throughout the duration of the tornadoes.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-tornado-disaster-area-20131118,0,5469499.story

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