EF3 tornado in La Salle County, Illinois

A tornado which touched down near Long Point in Livingston County, moved northeast and crossed into LaSalle County just east of Prairie Grove Road and was likely at peak intensity as it crossed into LaSalle County as well as at its maximum width of 600 yards. The tornado heavily damaged several houses along E 12th Street and Sunbury Drive. Only the inner-most walls of a one-story house on E 12th Street remained standing. Two people in the house were both injured, a woman who suffered lacerations across her body and a man who suffered leg or ankle injuries and was rescued by police officers. A total of 7 people were injured in this area, 4 of whom were transported to a local hospital. The tornado crossed Route 18 and moved generally north along Airport Road. Just north of Route 18, a garage and a farm outbuilding were destroyed and a house suffered minor roof damage. South of N 14th Road a split-level house lost a good portion of its exterior walls and its entire roof. A detached garage was destroyed. Numerous utility poles were blown down along E 1st Street. The tornado continued northeast until it ended in a field north of N 1475th Road.

Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 11th producing wind damage, localized flooding and several tornadoes.