Severe storms, tornadoes devastate Iowa
A tornado killed several people and nearly leveled the town of Greenfield, Iowa on Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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A tornado killed several people and nearly leveled the town of Greenfield, Iowa on Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A wind turbine near Carbon, Iowa was knocked down by a tornado and caught fire Tuesday afternoon. CBS 2 Meteorologist David Yeomans notes that the storm that caused the tornado is coming our way.
Wind gusts reached 60 to 70 mph in Hampshire, Illinois, in Kane County.
Weather officials say the tornado reached an estimated peak wind of 135 mph and touched down near the intersection of S. 10th Street and W. R Avenue. It traveled for about 11 miles, damaging home roofs and sidings.
Firefighters successfully rescued 24 sheep, 18 goats, one cow, and several chickens and ducks.
The system hit the Kalamazoo area in Michigan after it passed through the Chicago area.
A total of 17 animals were unaccounted for after the barn collapsed near Harvard, Illinois, as Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2. Meanwhile, hail piled up like snow in Palos Heights, and a tornado touched down in Southwest Michigan.
An Oklahoma couple is in the ICU with broken backs and necks after a tornado tossed their truck into trees.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska and a destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into the Omaha area.
A driver captured the ominous looking scene in Cass, Nebraska Friday afternoon.
During a rehearsal dinner Thursday, a tornado damaged buildings and took down power lines at the farm where Kyle and Taylor O’Driscoll planned to take their vows this weekend. But crews scrambled to make it work for the big day.
The funnel cloud was seen in Union Hill, about 15 miles west of Kankakee. It was captured on video amid pounding rain.
Several tornadoes in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky caused deaths, injuries and widespread damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
A total of 11 tornados touched down in Illinois last Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with more possible bad weather on the way.
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At least four tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area during severe weather that struck the area Friday night, the National Weather Service confirms.
The tornado touched down in Warrenville and moved through Wheaton before lifting in Glen Ellyn.
Friday's severe weather also caused power outages, stoppages for Metra trains, and ground stops at both airports.
A line of severe thunderstorms late Friday led to a report of a tornado in DuPage County, power outages, stopped Metra lines, and a ground stop at both Midway and O'Hare airports.
After storms ripped through the Chicago area, 11 confirmed tornado touchdowns and residents spent Thursday drying out and cleaning up.
The 100 mph winds sent folks into crawl spaces in their rural homes which don't have basements.
The NWS confirmed multiple tornados touched down with winds upwards of 85 mph.
Chopper 2 was over the scene in Countryside where residents have been cleaning up after a tornado touched down and caused significant damage in the area.
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Jacoby Strong lost his great aunt, Nakeeshia Strong, 45; his cousin, Bryson Orr, 7; and his mom, Capri Edwards, 24, in a mass shooting in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue in the Grand Crossing community on July 4th. Jacoby's grandmother is now taking care of him, and a Chicago company made Christmas a lot better than it otherwise would have been for them. Sabrina Franza reports.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez accused school board members of "hijacking" negotiations and trying to intimidate his team.
"Any time we lose a trooper hurts, but today is Christmas Eve here on December 24, so it kind of hurts in a particular way," ISP Dir. Brendan Kelly said.
Police said the victim knew the shooter.
At the café, clients do not stand in line like a typical soup kitchen. Volunteers serve them at their tables to create a more dignified setting.
While no gift could ever bring his loved ones back, the spots under Jacoby Strong's tree were full this Christmas Eve.
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