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Governor tours storm-damaged region

ELKVILLE -- With a backdrop of piles of debris and residents cleaning up what's left of heavily damaged homes, Gov. Bruce Rauner visited Elkville on Thursday, his final stop of tornado-torn areas of the state. "There were 16 tornadoes (statewide)," Rauner told assembled media on hard-hit Lacy Road north of downtown Elkville. "Unfortunately, three folks lost their lives."
By Pete Spitler Mar 2, 2017 6:40 PM
Feb. 28-March 1 storm was similar to 2012 storm

Saline Countians say the similarities between Tuesday night's severe weather on Feb. 28 through the early morning hours of March 1 bore eerie similarities to storm that produced the 2012 Leap Day Tornado that caused widespread destruction in Harrisburg and Ridgway.
BY TRAVIS DENEAL Mar 2, 2017 12:42 PM
Rauner visits storm-battered Southern Illinois

The state will work with those displaced by this week's devastating storms and help make sure insurance companies promptly pay for covered damages, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday.
By Geoffrey Ritter Mar 2, 2017 8:45 PM
Storm spotter class tonight at SIC

A free storm spotter class will be 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Southeastern Illinois College in room B126 West
Mar 1, 2017 9:06 AM
In the storm's aftermath, devastation and blessings remain

Tuesday night's storms that cut a path from Perryville, Missouri to White County, Illinois, left behind significant damage and are blamed for at least two deaths.
By Geoffrey Ritter Mar 1, 2017 6:22 PM
Crossville man killed in tornado

A Crossville man died Tuesday night after the outbuilding in which he took shelter sustained a direct hit from a tornado
BY TRAVIS DENEAL Mar 1, 2017 12:57 PM
Crossville man killed in tornado

CROSSVILLE -- One man is dead after a tornado blew through rural Crossville Tuesday night, according to White County Coroner Chris Marsh. Marsh said Thomas McCord, 71, died after the outbuilding in which he was seeking shelter took a direct hit from the tornado and was destroyed.
BY TRAVIS DENEAL Mar 2, 2017 5:00 AM
Saline County escapes major storm damage

Heavy storms missed most of Saline County on the five-year anniversary of the 2012 Leap Day Tornado
BY TRAVIS DENEAL Mar 1, 2017 9:01 AM
Leap Day Tornado remembered

The city of Harrisburg held a remembrance ceremony on the fifth anniversary of the 2012 Leap Day Tornado, which killed 8 people in Harrisburg.
Feb 28, 2017 10:43 AM
IEMA urging people to prepare for severe weather

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., has increased the threat level of severe weather today and tonight from "enhanced" to "moderate."
By Staff Report Feb 28, 2017 2:57 PM

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