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Tornadoes kill 3 in the Midwest, Plains as storm threat shifts east
By Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, Hanna Park, Kate S. Petersen at KXXV (ABC 25) News
· June 22, 2026
· 5 min read
An outbreak of tornadoes killed at least two people and left a path of destruction in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday after a tornado earlier in the day killed a person in Kansas.Nearly three dozen tornado reports were logged by the Storm Prediction Center in Illinois and Indiana, as supercell thu...
Key takeaway The 149 tornadoes recorded as of June 17 broke the states previous record high for a year of 142 set in 2024, Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford said.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 22, 2026 ·
Source: KXXV (ABC 25) News ·
Reading time: 5 min
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