IL man dies, raising state’s storm death toll to 3

The bad weather is affecting up to 45 million people across the U.S. from OH to Texas.

In addition to tornado damage, more than 800 wind damage and hail incidents were also reported.

According to the data, peak winds in the Naplate-Ottawa tornado reached 155 mph, with the system traveling 11.5 miles between 4:41 p.m. and 4:59 p.m. The survey team was still working to determine the length and width of that storm.

A tornado watch remained in effect in northern and central IL late Tuesday.

Crews were still surveying the damage Wednesday morning, but Ottawa was hit hard by what appears to be a tornado.

In other areas, people experienced torrential downpours and hail. Baseball sized hail was also observed in the area.

As of early Wednesday morning, there were at least 21 tornadoes reported across the Midwest, with more than half of those occurring in IL.

Residents could see damaging winds, tornadoes and hail on Wednesday. The coroner says Johnson died of severe head trauma. He said the White House will stay in touch with state and local officials to provide federal support as needed. Compact but strong storms known as supercells triggered widespread damage from Arkansas to OH, as wind-whipped wildfires destroyed homes in Texas.

The warning comes after two people died following tornadoes in IL and Missouri.

In total, tornado watchers say 22 twisters were reported across Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee and IN on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Another person was killed near Perryville, a Missouri community 80 miles south of St Louis.

The Missouri Department of Transportation closed Interstate 55 in both directions because of storm damage in Perryville. The Ameren Illinois power company said more than 12,500 without power early Wednesday in that state, while Ameren Missouri said 11,600 customers were affected.