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3. 2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:36 AM
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https://apnews.com/article/tornado-severe-weather-illinois-indiana-midwest-dce09b60816c498aad9c2a79c18285c1

Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.

Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one supercell responsible for at least four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service office in Chicago.

“Please do not come here. Do not try to help right now,” Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran said in a video update in front of what looked to be a destroyed home in the small northwestern Indiana community of Lake Village.
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A tornado struck a home, killing an elderly couple, Newton County Coroner Scott McCord said in a news release. Their names were not released.
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