A tornado hit the town of Bryant, about 30 miles southwest of Peoria. Another twister hit Colona, about 80 miles northwest of Peoria.
At least two tornados touched down in Illinois on Tuesday during two rounds of severe storms that blew through the state.
Bryant is about 30 miles southwest of Peoria. The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday night that a tornado hit Bryant earlier in the day. "I was in Bryant, babysitting my grandchildren, and they said take cover. We went to the basement. We come out, and got somebody's shed in our yard, and we walked uptown, and we're helping pass out water and stuff. There's a lot of damage here in Bryant," Diana Pasley said."It was just bawlin' and squallin'" he said."And after it hit, stuff was flying around my kitchen. My windows were knocked out.
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