PDD tornado near Rockford

This is very serious. Do not mess around if you happen to be near Rockford.

There are other tornado warned storms in the area as well but none in the immediate city or suburbs. More development to our SW threatens for the next 1-2 hours.


709 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF KIRKLAND...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROCKFORD AIRPORT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A SECOND TORNADO
COULD FORM JUST EAST OF THE CURRENT TORNADO AND COME VERY CLOSE TO
THE TOWN OF KIRKLAND.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KIRKLAND AROUND 715 PM CDT.
KINGSTON AROUND 720 PM CDT.
GENOA AROUND 725 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DAVIS
JUNCTION.

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 104 AND 115.