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This was a watershed moment in the understanding and study of "violent" tornadoes....proving the Multi-Vortex theory of Dr Ted Fujita...16 year old Bruce Boyd captures the very rare instance of an F-5 tornado forming...being less than a mile away...yes, im a weather geek...

BREAKING - Judge rules in Bailey's favor; Illinois State Rep. Files Lawsuit Against Gov Pritzker Stay at Home orders More details to come ... Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Governor J.B. Pritzker for a violation of civil rights. “My lawsuit asks the court to find that Gov. Pritzker overextended his power by issuing additional ‘stay at home’ orders after his original disaster proclamation, which expired on April 9th, 2020,” said Rep. Bailey. "While special emergency powers were granted to the governor through the Emergency Management Act in the late 1980’s by the Illinois General...

Babb stopped short of confirming that the bright, white dot spotted by numerous News Center 7 viewers was indeed a DARPA balloon, however another spokesperson for DARPA said given the location it was likely one of their balloons. Sightings of the object were reported Tuesday to News Center 7 from viewers in Xenia, Englewood, West Milton, West Carrollton and Eaton. DARPA’s ALTA program’s balloons can fly at altitudes of more than 75,000 feet. “While they do not have independent propulsion, the ALTA vehicle is designed to navigate by changing altitude and thus taking advantage of different wind profiles aloft,” according...

Xenia tornado anniversary: Town torn apart; 33 killed By Margo Rutledge Kissell Staff Writer Wednesday, April 02, 2008 XENIA — Originally published April 3, 2004 Each spring, Cecilia Emery dreams about tornadoes. Since April 3, 1974, when Xenia was hit by one of the country's most powerful tornadoes, her mother, Lucille Lehman, has not been able to watch news footage of the destruction left in the path of any twister. "Everything starts flooding back," said Lehman, who was trapped in the rubble of her home with Cecilia, then 15, and her three younger children until neighbors pulled them out. The...

Each spring, Cecilia Emery dreams about tornadoes. Since April 3, 1974, when Xenia was hit by one of the country's most powerful tornadoes, her mother, Lucille Lehman, has not been able to watch news footage of the destruction left in the path of any twister. "Everything starts flooding back," said Lehman, who was trapped in the rubble of her home with Cecilia, then 15, and her three younger children until neighbors pulled them out. The F-5 tornado tore through the heart of town, killing 33 people and injuring more than 1,300 others. It bulldozed a path more than a half-mile...