Tornado Warning including Streator IL, Cornell IL and Ransom IL until 6:15 PM CDT
ALT This graphic displays a tornado warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 6:15 PM CDT. The warning includes Streator IL, Cornell IL and Ransom IL. This warning is for Northwestern Livingston County in central Illinois and Southern La Salle County in north central Illinois. The threats associated with this warning are a observed tornado and tennis ball sized hail. There are 15,937 people in the warning along with 8 schools and 1 hospital.
STREATOR- A tornado touched down. Heavy Damage is being reported. Troopers and other first responders are in the area. IL-18 going into Streator is closed.
Family reunification for displaced residents and separated families is at Streator City Hall, 204 S. Bloomington Street.
STATEMENT:
The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.
The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants.