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Subscribe to RSSThe National Weather Service confirms that at least three tornadoes touched down in Illinois Tuesday. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail hit several small towns in far southern Illinois on Tuesday.
Dash cam video from a police squad car caught one funnel cloud as it rolled through Washington County.
The National Weather Service confirmed that at least three tornadoes touched down but the damage was not severe.
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A tractor-trailer reportedly overturned and some roofs were damaged, but there were no injuries.
Five or six other funnel clouds were spotted but those never reached the ground.
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A tornado is like a redneck divorce ..... someone's gonna lose a trailer.
This by far will be the best comment on the vine today!!! Nice joke, appropriately used since no one got killed, and there's no Obama or Romney aspects. Funny, and thanks for the first laugh of today.
outsdthbox
you'd think so huh, but the obsessed will always find a way, starts with post 2..............
Denver Bill -- Can't you read? The article read that a "tractor-trailer" was overturned.
hope
its call humor. too bad you never made its acquaintance..............:)
I wish a tornado would hit Washington and "cleanse" the White House!
Clearly the work of that brown-eyed devil Obama.
You CLEARLY have no life given the amount of times you post this drivel. It's so old, get a clue and then get a life.
Thats ok Mitten will ship all of them to China
clearly not the reason he has brown eyes................................:)
Global warming.
Wrong, just ordinary fall WEATHER. Cold front meets warm, moist air, just like in the spring.
global whining........................................
Get rid of HAARP
HAARP-1010101
get rid of BOB................:)
This was a BAD tornado....becouse it didn't tear the dog poop out of obama's house!.
not according to post 7
well, global warming is becoming an equal opportunity destroyer, year round and everywhere.
more global whining
It has to be Bush's fault!
not according to post 5
this is far from over, lots of storms in Missouri headed that way. be safe folks.
just curious, are you paid for these posts that you make? or are you really that uninformed?
quick sombody call the PGA then get a camera................:)
Tiger still needs some practice maybe he was just hitting some balls?
I have visited Okawville several times when I lived in Illinois. Sorry to hear about the damage. Glad it wasn't too extensive, but must have been scary.
Ah fall is upon us. Stay safe folks.