Tornadoes
that struck Illi**is produced some omi**us photos
An intensifying storm system swept through
Illi**is on Tuesday evening, spawning several unusually photogenic tornadoes.
The severe thunderstorms were most intense in the central portion of the state, including the area near Springfield and Peoria, with a weakening trend **ted as they moved east-**rtheast during an evening when the nation's political press was focused on the results of the state's presidential primaries.*
This video of a severe thunderstorm in Macomb,
Illi**is showed the formation of a damaging tornado as well as the aftermath.
This dramatic video shows the formation of the Macomb tornado as the rotation of what is k**wn as a mesocyclone eventually spawns a funnel
that reaches the ground.
One of the most classic looking
Tornadoes occurred after sunset, near the town of New Berlin, Illi**is.
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