Union and Johnson County, IL
Radar Images
April 28, 2002

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These images were taken as the tornadic thunderstorm passed over Cypress, Illinois, which is in southwest Johnson County. The hook-shaped or comma-shaped radar echo in the center of the first image is the tornadic storm. The red/blue couplet in the second image is the rotation couplet associated with the storm.  


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Picture of damage in Union and Johnson County



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