A tornado emergency has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) for parts of southern Illinois, with Marion, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills in the direct path of the dangerous storm.

Seek shelter now!" "Tornado Emergency including Marion IL, Harrisburg IL and Carrier Mills IL until 7:00 PM CDT". A tornado emergency is the highest level of alert issued by the NWS and this ...

Dennis "D.J." Ferrell normally wakes around 5 a.m., so on Feb. 29, 2012, he already had the television on minutes after a powerful tornado ripped through nearby Harrisburg, Illinois. When he and ...

A February tornado that tore through a section of the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg has claimed an eighth victim. Saline County's coroner says 74-year-old R. Blaine Mauney of Harrisburg ...

Western Illinois University. "Study surveys impact of Leap Day Harrisburg, Illinois tornado." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 1 March 2013. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 03 / 130301085731 ...

HARRISBURG, Ill. (WEVV) — A ceremony was held in Harrisburg Thursday morning, 12 years after a deadly tornado swept through the community. In the early morning hours of Feb. 29, 2012 ...

Harrisburg (Ill.) Medical Center reopened yesterday after a tornado tore through the area last Wednesday, according to a Daily Republican report. The tornado tore the heating and cooling units off ...

HARRISBURG, IL (WSIL) -- It's been 13 years since the deadly EF-4 tornado that struck Harrisburg, causing 8 deaths and 108 injuries. The day was February 29, 2012. According to the National ...

CHAMPAIGN – Tornadoes like the one that tore through Harrisburg aren't common this early in the year, but they can obviously still happen, says one Illinois climatologist. The deadly category ...