Delayed Reports of Severe Weather from Tuesday

The National Weather Service out of Chicago did some damage surveys over the past couple of days in the Stateline area. They found that an EF1 tornado touched-down near Meridian road 3 miles east/southeast of Ashton in Lee county. Outbuildings and a silo were damaged, and a grain cart was flipped over. In addition, numerous 2x4's were found speared into the ground! The winds with this tornado were estimated at 95 mph. This all happened at approximately 5:41am Tuesday.

In Ogle county, a microburst occurred around the same time (at 5:52am on Tuesday). The estimated 75 to 80 mph winds with this feature caused damage to a hog confinement building about 6 miles northeast of Rochelle. --TS