[Fraxinus]

What is a "wedge" tornado?

[Reborn]

What is a wedge tornado?

[Graybeard58]

60 miles south of me.

[nuconvert]

Yikes

[RasterMaster]

Turban Durbin in town?

[mystery-ak]

Local news said it hit a department store, blew the roof off and trapped people.....this is bad...Springfield is in the dark and I have lost both of their local stations...

[dep]

love it -- the weather channel is in the middle of "it could happen tomorrow," instead of reporting on what is actually happening tonight.

[StarCMC]

Ping, Mike.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Dear God, prayers for every in that area. We stayed at the KOA campground in 2001 that is near Lake Springfield. My fanily had a wonderful experience there.

Which direction is it heading? We have friends in Lafayette IN.

[freepersup]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
840 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

ILC107-167-130315-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-060313T0315Z/
SANGAMON-LOGAN-
840 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR
NORTHERN SANGAMON AND SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES...

AT 836 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAWSON...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE LOCATIONS ARE STILL THREATENED...
MECHANICSBURG.
ILLIOPOLIS.
I-72 FROM MILE MARKER 110 TO 122.
MOUNT PULASKI.
CHESTNUT.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD
TO SEE. DO NOT REMAIN IN YOUR CAR OR MOBILE HOME. INSTEAD...TAKE
COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. GO TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3994 8974 3970 8968 3974 8939 3985 8922
4014 8916

$$

MILLER

&

[PGalt]

BUMP! NEW MEDIA BUMP!

[AmeriBrit]

Prayers for the residents of Springfield.

Did anyone by chance see which direction Karl Rove took when he left the TV studios this morning?

[concentric circles]

[samiam1972]

Oh no! I hope everyone is okay. I hate tornados! Sirens have been going off around the KC area all day today. I'll be so glad when this passes!

[NautiNurse]

[bd476]

Ping!

[conservativebabe]

Just heard. In NW IL and Eastern IA, we are experiencing horrible storms, tornado warnings, hail, winds, and flooding. Homes are on fire in Davenport, IA due to lightening strikes, motorists have been stranded in floating cars.

Luckily, I still have power for now. Warnings/watches until 2 am.

[pandemoniumreigns]

More to come?

[MinuteGal]

I forget what town you're in. Was this anywhere near you?

Hope not!

Leni

[Mike Bates]

I doubt if this will affect Milorad Blagojevich's boyish bangs. Using so much hair spray, he's a one-man ozone threat.