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After EF-3 Tornado, Aroma Park Residents Begin Cleanup and Plan Rebuilds

The twister was part of a single supercell that spawned multiple tornadoes and cut a 36.6-mile path into Indiana.

Overview

  • Allen and Brenda Gray are staying in hotels and say they will rebuild on their Aroma Park lot after losing walls, windows, a roof, a garage and vehicles.
  • Darrell Arseneau and his wife survived by huddling in their bathtub as their home of 35 years was destroyed, which he believes is not salvageable.
  • The National Weather Service office in Chicago has preliminarily rated the Aroma Park tornado an EF-3.
  • Meteorologists report the tornado was one of a family of twisters from a single supercell that tracked from northern Illinois toward DeMotte, Indiana, over 36.6 miles.
  • Two people in their 80s were killed in Lake Village, Indiana, by the same storm system, according to published reports.