Storm Rips Through Lesser Area Causing Fatality And Widespread Damage
A severe storm struck Lesser at 12 10 a m toppling a large tree as Muir and his fiancé Lisa Conner along with Ginger rescued pets Marble Jake and a beagle from rubble. Janie Chamness 69 of Dongola died. Over a dozen storm injuries reported across Union Saline Franklin Johnson and Pope counties. AmerenCIPS restored most power by Sunday with full restoration hoped by Monday. Verizon indicated no outages reported in 827 Dongola or 268 Galatia exchanges.
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Lisa
Marble
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Janie L. Chamness
Dongola
Union County
Anna
Saline
Franklin
Johnson
Pope
Amerencips
George Sheppard
Ameren
Lesser
Galatia
Cypress
Verizon Repair Service
Wisconsin
Illinois
John Homan
Linda A. Krutsinger
Christi Mathis
Jim Muir
Tim Petrowich
Linda Rush
Storm damage in Galatia microburst spares fatalities
A microburst of straight line winds tore two miles through Galatia causing 55 structures damaged and three injuries while no deaths occurred. Justin Earnhart his wife Gaila and their infant Nicole Elizabeth sought refuge at a neighbor’s as their home was hit by a 1-foot pecan tree and a Dodge Dakota was ruined. Patrolmen Bond and Heflin sheltered in a car wash whose walls collapsed trapping them briefly. A 100 to 110 mph wind estimate is noted by the National Weather Service. Dorothy Bogart escaped unharmed despite her mobile home being shifted and a wall torn away.
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Merideth
Dongola
Justin Earnhart
Gaila
Nicole Elizabeth
Harnharts
Earnharts
Galatia
National Weather Service
Paducah
Weather Service
Dorothy Bogart
Opera House
Lesser
Chamness
First Baptist Church
Cobden
Alto Pass
Front Street
Calvin
Florence Bond
Bonds
Bond
Justin
Gaila Earnhart
Deadly twister hits Dongola leaving one dead
A Sunday morning tornado ripped through Dongola injuring several and killing 69 year old Jane L. Chamness. Homes and trees were toppled and damaged as emergency crews cordoned lake road and nearby streets. Power and phone service were expected to be out for days.
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Dongola
Jane L. Chamness
Cobden
Terrie Rymer
James
Galatia hit by microburst storm and tornado damage
In Galatia, a microburst tore through the town and a tornado collapsed a car wash and trailer homes. Patrolman Aaron Heflin and Chief Jerry Bond escaped through rubble as residents including John Littlefield and families faced injuries and damage. Emergency crews reported 20 to 25 damaged homes and one injury. Local businesses suffered heavy losses.
Sesser microburst leaves town with major damage
A Sesser area microburst three miles long and a half mile wide struck early Sunday, cutting power to about 2,200 residents and damaging hundreds of homes. Dorothy Bogart survived with no injuries after her mobile home was split by a wall. Tim and Starla Jay also suffered window and carport damage. Crews from Ameren CIPS worked overnight to restore power.
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Sesser
Dorothy Bogart
South Elm Street
Bogart
Tim
Starla Jay
Illinois 148
Lesser
Ameren Cips
From reporter to victim in a twister night
A Lesser resident recounts surviving a tornado that ripped through the west Franklin County community shortly after midnight. The narrator, his fiancée Lisa, and Ginger escape to a basement as trees, shingles, and a transformer are destroyed. Their dogs become a bright point amid chaos.
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Franklin County
Lisa
Ginger
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