Powerful Storms Hit Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin: Tornadoes Reported

Powerful storms plus tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, affected Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Here are the latest updates from the weather channel.

Illinois

• At least 50 homes were destroyed by a possible tornado in Brookport, according to reports. Search and rescue operations were underway in that town. WPSD reported that there was “massive devastation” in Brookport, with gas leaks and downed power lines. Mayor Dave Mingus tells NBC News that approximately 100 houses are damaged and that 25 to 50 of those are uninhabitable.
• At least 83,000 customers are without power, most of them in Peoria.
• Severe damage has been reported in Pontiac and northeast of Champagne.
• At least one tornado hit portions of Washington and another touched down in Pekin, authorities confirmed. The Peoria Journal Start reported that Georgetown Commons apartment complex in Washington was severely damaged and other areas were hit hard. Authorities were doing a house-to-house search.
• Patti Thompson of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency said that it’s difficult to get solid information about the extent of the damage. She says that there are also reports of damage in Grundy and LaSalle counties.
• Soldier Field fans were instructed to clear the stadium seating area and relocate to the nearest covered concourse with 4:51 left in the first quarter, the Chicago Tribune reported. The game resumed after a delay of approximately two hours.

Indiana

• The town of Kokomo has declared a state of emergency through 6 a.m. Monday. Schools will not be open on Monday.
• Gov. Mike Pence says the cities of Washington in southwestern Indiana and Lebanon in central Indiana have sustained significant damage and that 12 counties are reporting either tornado touchdowns or storm damage.
• Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley says a teacher has been injured after the storm heavily damaged a school south of Lafayette.
• The NWS says a trained spotter reported a tornado along Interstate 74 near State Route 63 in northern Vermillion County on Sunday afternoon. It also reports power lines down in adjacent Fountain County.
• Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department Director of Communication Derrek Williams reports widespread damage in the northern part of the county, about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
• The Fountain County Emergency Management Agency reports a truck has tipped over on I-74.
• The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is advising Hoosiers to stay home if possible because of the threat of severe weather.

Missouri

• Ameren Missouri was reporting more than 37,000 outages Sunday afternoon, mostly in the St. Louis area.
• The National Weather Service was reporting roof and shingle damage across parts of St. Louis and St. Louis County, as well as damaged and uprooted trees.
• In St. Charles County, roof damage was reported at a Wentzville school.

Wisconsin

• Strong winds damaged some buildings and downed numerous trees in Dodge County. There were no reports of injuries.