5 tornadoes hit Iroquois, Livingston counties on Sunday: NWS ...Middle East

Editor’s note: Video in the player above shows storm damage in the Decatur area, where an EF-2 tornado caused extensive damage to several homes.

Several tornadoes ripped through Iroquois and Livingston counties on Sunday as storms with estimated maximum winds of up to 95 miles per hour swept across central Illinois.

The National Weather Service in Chicago said five tornadoes occurred during a round of severe weather, including four in Iroquois County.

Details on the location and intensity can be found below:

EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 95 mph: East of Clifton to the Iroquois-Kankakee county border southwest of St. Ann EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 80 mph: West of Clifton EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 85 mph: Northeast of Clifton EF-U tornado (unknown intensity due to no known damage): Martinton area in northeast Iroquois County

Meteorologists also conducted a damage assessment in central Livingston County, where an EF-1 tornado with 90 mph maximum sustained winds hit the northwest side of Pontiac. Multiple homes in a subdivision and a condominium building were damaged, the city of Pontiac said in a Facebook post.

The NWS also confirmed a microburst/straight-line wind damage in the Fairbury-Forrest area of southeast Livingston County. Maximum winds reached an estimated 80 mph in the area.

The most extensive damage in Illinois was reported near Decatur, where an EF-2 tornado tore the roofs off several homes, snapped large trees and even tossed a garage over to the next block.

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