Community Helps LaSalle County Family After Tornado Destroys Home
A community in Naplate, Illinois came together to support the Dutton family after a tornado destroyed their home.
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A community in Naplate, Illinois came together to support the Dutton family after a tornado destroyed their home.
The Dutton family rode out the storm in a small bathroom. During that time, their home was literally ripped apart around them. Nicole O'Shea saw what happened to her neighbors and offered the Duttons and their dog a place to stay for as long as they need it.
Killed were Wayne Tuntland, 76, and 31-year-old DJ Johnson. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
The tornado at its most intense was moving at 155 mph. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
Officials in Ottawa, Illinois, were asking volunteers to stay away from the city for now, as crews continue to assess and repair damage from Tuesday's tornado, declaring "the streets are not safe yet."
At least 25 percent of the homes in the small town of Naplate, Illinois, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday night, with at least one man calling his home a "war zone disaster," but the community remained resilient as they began cleaning up Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service was sending out teams to confirm reports of seven tornados touching down Tuesday afternoon and evening in LaSalle County, killing at least one person, and leaving behind extensive damage.
One person was reported killed in Ottawa.
The tornado touched down around 7 p.m. in the southeast part of Champaign County.
A video shot by local witness Brandon Mobley shows a Starbucks being destroyed by the elements.
Chicago had its first tornado in a ten years on Tuesday, but it wasn't the kind of funnel cloud associated with a thunderstorm, and it didn't cause any major damage.
No one was killed. The tornado in Pontiac injured seven people.
According to the National Weather Service, a tornado touched down near Paw Paw around 7:30 p.m., another touched down in Seneca around 9:15 p.m., a third touched down near Pontiac about 10:15 p.m., and a fourth touched down near Piper City shortly after 11 p.m.
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