Tornado blows RR cars off tracks Harvard Ill.

[n012944]

a tornado in the midwest in January....?

 

The weather today was like one would expect in early May, mid 60's.

[Lord Atmo]

a tornado in the midwest in January....?

 

[Poppa_Zit]

Just saw helicopter news video, happened within last two hours.

There is a UP mainline that runs through Harvard from Janesville to Chicago and a short line that runs west to east from Chemung to Harvard. Not known at this time which line high winds hit. Light was poor, but it looked like maybe 4-6 cars on side.

Harvard is just south of the Illinois-Wisconsine state line, east of Rockford.