We lost power last night at 8pm. The storm was vicious! This gives a better picture of the huge chunk that came out of our healthy maple tree. Somehow, my beloved King Tut grass is no worse for the wear. Randy moved it close to the house, but that wind was vicious. Jim and Susie Ackerman's sunflowers are battered, but each bloom somehow held on to almost every petal. How? The mysteries of nature always remind me that heaven and nature cannot help but sing His praises.
The National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado occurred Monday night from East Peoria to Mackinaw, moving through the east side of Morton.
According to the NWS, the tornado began in East Peoria near Bloomington Rd and Pleasant Hill Rd and continued along I-74 toward the north side of Morton where it damaged an industrial complex. The tornado then traveled toward the east side of Morton near the high school where several trees were snapped. It then continued into rural Tazewell County, north of Mackinaw where it did damage to the American Legion Post. The tornado lifted not long after.
The tornado occurred within a broader area of wind damage stretching from Elmwood to Bloomington where the NWS has estimated straight line winds up to 80 mph. Damage surveys continue and it's possible we see more confirmed tornado reports as they are completed.
Yes! That was our neighborhood. Sideways lightning.
Today, I am grateful for safety and the day after the storm.
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