tornado

This week we head north for the sixth stop on Q98.5's "Small Town Throwdown" tour. This week we visit: Caledonia, IL!

April 9th is a day we'll never forget, especially for one Rochelle family that became victims of the tornado's path. They turned their tragedy into triumph. As a way to repay the community for their help and support this family paid it forward this weekend with egg rolls.

After Monday night's tornado in Sublette, it's amazing that the damage wasn't as bad as it could have been like what happened to our friends in Fairdale. As we approach the three month mark the town is slowly moving towards rebuilding but is still in need of help.

After two EF-2 tornadoes tore through Sublette, IL in Lee county Monday night many are asking how can we help the victims of the tornadoes. Here's how.

After April 9th most of us here in Northern IL and Ogle County now know what an EF-4 tornado is. Here's how the National Weather Service determines which of the six types of tornadoes touch down.

More severe weather rolled through northern Illinois on Monday night, with at least five tornadoes reported across the state.

The April 9th tornado took it's toll on many residents in Northern Illinois many of whom as struggling to recover and rebuild.

Another theft to report from Fairdale.

A Fairdale Tornado victim, Tom Bell, who lost almost everything in the April 9th EF-4 tornado, received a special donation from a group of fifth graders.

Remember when we posted the first rescue video that was taken just minutes after the EF-4 tornado ripped through Fairdale, IL on April 9th? Here's is the survival story of the man, Brian Wruck, who that took that video.