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Several tornadoes ripped through parts of northern and central
Illinois late Sunday morning to leave a trail of destruction that
included leveled homes, overturned cars, several dozen injured and at
least three fatalities.
Tornadoes were reported in Washington, Pekin, Peoria and other towns.
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Washington's tornado was among the most devastating of the day touching down in the town 150 southwest of Chicago around 11 a.m. and lasting about 10 minutes, according to the Peoria Journal Star.
As of around 2:30 p.m., 37 tornado victims were reportedly being treated in Peoria, though it wasn't immediately clear which towns the victims were from.
The Washington County coroner later confirmed an elderly man and his sister died Sunday afternoon in their farmhouse in the town of New Minden, Ill. as a result of the tornado.
In Chicago, the severe weather temporarily halted the Bears-Ravens game at Soldier Field
while residents in collar counties Tweeted photos of hail coming down.
Meanwhile, several central and western Illinois towns including Beecher,
Gifford and Pekin suffered similar damage to Washington:
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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