Post date: Nov 17, 2013 11:41:55 PM
A fast-moving storm triggers multiple tornadoes in the Midwestern states of Illinois and Indiana, killing at least two people and causing widespread damage.
WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 17, 2013) (NBC) - A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday (November 17), killing at least two people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois as it crashed across the Midwest, officials said.
The city of Washington, Illinois, was hit hard by what the National Weather Service called a "large and extremely dangerous" tornado.Thirty-one people injured by the storm that hit Washington were being treated at St. Francis Medical Center, one of the main hospitals in nearby Peoria, according to hospital spokeswoman Amy Paul. Eight had traumatic injuries.
Two people were killed in Washington County, Illinois, about 200 miles south of Peoria, said IllinoisEmergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson. The agency estimated that at least 70 homes were destroyed across the state.
Video from Washington, Illinois, showed buildings reduced to rubble and homes torn in half in the city of 15,000 people some 145 miles (233km) southwest of Chicago.