A gigantic tornado hit Rochelle, Ill. YouTube/screenshot
Winnebago County Sheriff’s spokesman Ken DeCoster said funnel clouds also were spotted near Rockford a few miles north but did not touch down. However, television footage showed multiple homes damaged in the unincorporated community of Fairdale.
The system, packing hail and damaging winds, was headed east as storms rumbled through the Midwest and Plains during the region’s first widespread bout of severe weather.
The severe weather forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport and flight delays of 90 minutes, and dozens of others were cancelled at the city’s Midway International Airport.
With AP.
