Tornado damages structures, downs powerlines

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Tornado damages structures, downs powerlines

The tornado that struck Ogle County Saturday night appears to have damaged or destroyed 24 structures, said Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.

He said that the tornado took a path just east of Weld park, Southwest of Stillman Valley, and the path was about 7 miles long.
VanVickle said powerlines were damaged along Illinois Route 64, German Church Road, Limerick Road, Holcomb Road and Merrill Road.
The National Weather Service classified this as an EF1 tornado.
We will update this story as more information become available.