Kankakee tornado: Videos show large twister near Aroma Park, Illinois; possible damage threat

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UPDATE: Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office released a statement amid reports of significant tornado damage.

A large tornado was seen near Aroma Park in Kankakee County, Illinois. (Unsplash)

“The Sheriff’s Office continues to work with emergency personnel from agencies across Kankakee County regarding this afternoon/evening’s storms. There was, at least, one confirmed tornado that touched down south of Kankakee, near the Kankakee Fairgrounds. The tornado appears to have continued northeast, where it eventually crossed the Kankakee River into Aroma Park, where extensive damage is being reported,” the office said.

“Sheriff’s deputies and other emergency personnel continue to check for injuries and assess the damage. Currently, no injuries are yet to have been reported.”

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UPDATE: Videos showing significant damage in Kankakee County after a large tornado tore through the area have surfaced online. The footage shows damaged homes, downed trees, and debris scattered across neighborhoods.

ORIGINAL STORY: A large tornado was spotted near Aroma Park in Kankakee County, Illinois, on Tuesday. Videos showing the twister on the ground have surfaced across social media. Radar indicated the storm was moving toward Hopkins Park and Sun River Terrace. Reports circulating on social media also suggested the dangerous storm was producing large hail, with some stones reportedly reaching the size of apples.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The tornado sighting came as a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for nearby Putnam and Bureau counties.

According to the latest alert from the National Weather Service (NWS), “At 6:42 p.m. CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dover, or near Princeton, moving northeast at 45 mph. This is a destructive storm for Princeton Illinois and Interstate 80 in Bureau County.”

Locations impacted include Princeton, Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Ladd, Wyanet, Sheffield, Tiskilwa, La Moille, Dalzell, Buda, Bureau Junction, Ohio, Cherry, Neponset, Malden, Manlius, Seatonville, Arlington, and Dover.

The warning also covers parts of the following highways:

  1. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 43 and 72.
  2. Interstate 180 between mile markers 2 and 13

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