1 Dead After Tornado Hits Tiny Illinois Town, Destroying Homes as Storms Hit in Several States
A tornado hit the tiny northern Illinois town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and sweeping homes off their foundations as large storm system swept across a large swath of the country.
The vast storm system brought high winds and rain to east Texas, ripping off a church rooftop there and damaging a nursing home, prompting an evacuation, authorities said.
In the Illinois town, a 67-year-old woman was found dead inside her home, DeKalb County coroner Dennis Miller said at a news conference early Friday. Seven others were taken to hospitals with injuries after the National Weather Service first tweeted about 7 p.m. Thursday that a tornado was on the ground in the region.
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