More extensive damage after a tornado at the Crawford County Airport in April 2023. He says local churches and the Red Cross are taking donations. Like I said it look like a warzone,” said Burke. I’ve never, ever in my life seen anything like it. “To live it, and actually be right beside it and be trying to work in the middle of it. Rose (R-51st)Ĭhairman Burke says despite the conditions, he is confident all residents are accounted for. You could have had hundreds if not thousands of people killed,” said Sen. That thing was headed right for the refinery. It processes gasoline for most of the Midwest. “This is like the third largest refinery in the state of Illinois. Overturned tree filled with debris after tornado moved through Crawford County, Illinois. State Senator Chapin Rose, whose district includes Crawford County, says drivers around Illinois depend on the plant. The tornado missed the huge Marathon refinery. We had to get them out,” said Burke.īurke says at least 25 homes were destroyed and up to 50 more sustained some damage.īut it could have been much worse. “Getting to where we needed to be was our biggest struggle and our biggest challenge. (Reginald Hardwick/IPM News)īill Burke is the County Board Chairman and part of the rescue team that helped rescue residents in dark and rainy conditions after the storm passed through. Overturned plane after tornado on Apin Crawford County, Illinois. There is metal and insulation wrapped around the few standing trees. The county airport took a direct hit and airplanes were thrown across nearby cropland. The storm split the telecommunications building at Lincoln Trail College in half. At one point the storm was a third of a mile wide. Meteorologists believe it tracked 42 miles. On Sunday, the National Weather Service in Central Illinois determined the tornado was an EF-3 with top wind speeds of 155 miles per hour. (Reginald Hardwick/IPM News)įriday night’s tornado cut a path through Crawford County, which borders Indiana. Tornado damaged home near the Crawford County Airport on April 1, 2023. Homes and an airport were flattened but authorities are grateful that a major refinery was spared. Editor’s Note: this story was updated Sunday evening with details of the storm from the National Weather Service in Central Illinois.ĬRAWFORD COUNTY – At least three people are dead and eight injured after a tornado crossed an area near Robinson, Illinois, about 100 miles southeast of Champaign.
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