Residents across Illinois and Indiana are waking up to severe damage after destructive tornadoes and severe storms hit on Thursday night.
On Friday morning, the National Weather Service confirmed multiple tornado touchdowns on June 11. NWS survey crews will be deployed across the area to assess the extent of damage, which officials said could take several days.
Crews will survey the hardest-hit areas, including Kouts and Merrillville in Northwest Indiana, and Bartlett, Naperville, Streator, and Dwight in Illinois.
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