Deadly Illinois Tornado Kills Two

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Read about and see video of the recent devastating tornado that hit Illinois. http://abcnews.go.com/US/tiny-illinois-town-slammed-deadly-tornado/story?id=30217421

Millions of Americans from Texas to Maryland are bracing for another blast of severe storms after a deadly outbreak of tornadoes in the heartland carved a 50-mile path of destruction and left at least two people dead.Tornadoes were reported Thursday across three states, almost all of them in Illinois. One of those tornadoes, an EF-4, according to officials, packed winds up to 200 miles per hour and devastated the town of Fairdale, Illinois, where two people died.
A 67-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her Fairdale home by family members and later pronounced dead, according to DeKalb County Coroner and County Emergency Services Coordinator Dennis Miller. The local coroner later identified the woman as Geraldine M. Schultz.


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Another victim, Jacklyn K. Klosa, 69, was found later, officials said. She lived in a home with no basement and was found dead in her shower, where she sought shelter, The Associated Press reported.
At least a dozen other people were injured, officials said.
Fairdale, an unincorporated farming community of about 150 people, resembled a kind of moonscape. From above, you could make out the path the twister took as it barreled through a neighborhood, appearing to leave no home spared.
Photos: Deadly Tornado Leaves Illinois Town in Ruins
The small town, situated in north-central Illinois about 80 miles from Chicago and 30 miles south of the Wisconsin border, didn’t have tornado sirens, but residents were warned of the tornado through TV and radio.
The tornado affected all 40 to 50 homes and structures in Fairdale, authorities said. Incident commander Pete Polarek said the winds proved to be too powerful for the less than one-square-mile town of about 200 residents.
“There’s some houses that were pushed into a big pile,” Polarek said at a news conference. “Some of the others, all that's left is a foundation.”
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Here's a guy in Northern Illinois who has no experience with tornados, and is just traveling through on business.

 
Yes... That was about 80 miles from me.. In fact Hubby and I drove right through Rochelle the next day on our way out to our other house. It is a VERY rural area.. with corn and soy fields as far as the eye can see.. an occasional farm house with farm buildings are scattered about, so we didn't see any damage. just an occasional toppled tree. It could have been SOOOO much worse in a heavily populated area.. We didn't do into Fairdale where the deaths occurred.. It is just one of the tiny towns scattered throughout the area.. Very sad for any loss of life..
 

Tornadoes are, IMO, the worst storms. Hurricanes/Cyclones are stronger, but people usually have several days warning to prepare...whereas a tornado can hit with just seconds/minutes warning. We've been lucky this year, so far, as all the stronger storms have gone South and East of us...hitting St. Louis, and Southern Illinois...but, until Spring is over, we are always watchful of the weather. A couple of years ago, tornadoes hit Joplin, MO., about 100 miles away, and Sedalia, MO, about 40 miles from us...both places had major damage. We lived in Wichita, KS, for about 4 years in the late 60's, and had to dive into the storm shelter many times down there. One hit and destroyed a shopping center about 3 blocks from us, lifted over us, then came back down and took out several houses about 1/4 mile away....we got very lucky on that one. I've seen enough of those things to know I never want to be anywhere near one.
 

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