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Tornado warnings issued for La Salle, Bureau counties · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Tornado warnings issued for LaSalle Bureau Counties. Written by Tom Collins.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. A tornado warning was issued Wednesday
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  Speaker 1: morning for northeastern Bureau County, though there were no immediate
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  Speaker 1: reports of damage. The National Weather Service for the Quad Cities,
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  Speaker 1: based in Davenport, Iowa, issued a tornado warning at eight
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  Speaker 1: fifteen am. The warning, issued until nine am Central indicated
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  Speaker 1: a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located
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  Speaker 1: over Ohio, or twelve miles north of Princeton, moving east
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  Speaker 1: at thirty five pm. Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reid reported
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  Speaker 1: at nine thirty three am that he received a report
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  Speaker 1: of a twister, but no confirmation of damage related to
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  Speaker 1: a touchdown. Bureau County Emergency Management Agency clarified the report
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  Speaker 1: was not from a trained weather spotterer and there have
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  Speaker 1: been no reports of days image. A tornado warning was
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  Speaker 1: issued for LaSalle County as well. Fred Moore, director of
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  Speaker 1: the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency, said he was advised
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  Speaker 1: only of a rotating cloud picked up by radar, no
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  Speaker 1: reports of a touchdown. Moore said at nine thirty six am.
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  Speaker 1: He hastened to add that he planned to do a
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  Speaker 1: ground inspection to assess any storm damage. The tornado warning
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  Speaker 1: in LaSalle County was issued across a broad region generally
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  Speaker 1: north of Interstate eighty. While the alert included Ottawa at
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  Speaker 1: the southern end of the SIDAM, the bulk of the
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  Speaker 1: affected area included Sheridan and to the west Earlville and Mendota.
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  Speaker 1: At nine forty five am, the area remained under a
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  Speaker 1: severe thunderstorm watch valid through one PM, and municipalities began
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  Speaker 1: issuing timetables for storm cleanup. Storm cleanup will continue throughout
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  Speaker 1: the day. Marseille authorities posted on Facebook to allow cleanup
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  Speaker 1: crews and utility contractors space to safely do their jobs.
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  Speaker 1: Please avoid streets east of Main Street and south of
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  Speaker 1: East Bluff Street. In Peru, Mayor Ken Kolowski reported shortly
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  Speaker 1: after nine am the city was only grazed by the storm.
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  Speaker 1: It seems the storm is passing with no damage. Kolowski
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  Speaker 1: posted on Facebook. Our team is checking for standing water,
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  Speaker 1: making sure all the catch basins are clear. If you
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  Speaker 1: see any damage or trees down, feel free to let
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  Speaker 1: me know on this post. Shaw Local continues gathering information
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  Speaker 1: and will update this story