2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A very small and short-lived tornado struck briefly near Elgin. It destroyed a mobile home and knocked over several trees before lifting back into the parent thunderstorm. The only reported injury was to a baby in the mobile home.
A second small, narrow and short-lived tornado was reported over thirty minutes after the first tornado. It also formed in the Elgin area and stayed on the ground about two minutes. It moved into a light residential area, destroying one home, then lifted up and dissipating. The family in the destroyed home took shelter in the bathroom, escaping injury.
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