Illinois recovers from deadly tornadoes
A house in Crawford County is left badly damaged by the March 31 storms. Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom
Several dozen tornadoes struck seven states Friday night, and parts of Illinois from Belvidere to Crawford County were struck. Even areas of Illinois that didn’t experience tornadoes had to deal with high winds, rain, and hail that, in some cases, was big enough to break car windshields.
As communities take stock of the damage and pick up the pieces as best they can, The 21st was joined by journalists who have been following the story, an emergency management coordinator, and a climatologist.
GUESTS:
John Dwyer
Coordinator, Champaign County Emergency Management Agency
Trent Ford
Illinois State Climatologist
Maria Gardner Lara
News Reporter, WNIJ
Reginald Hardwick
News Director at Illinois Public Media
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