FAIRDALE, Ill. (WTVO) — An E4 tornado devastated the village of Fairdale nine years ago today on April 9th. “E4 which was over 200 miles an hour,” said Kirkland Fire Department Chief Chad ...

whose house took a direct hit from the tornado when she was just 14 years old. “When you have an E4 bearing down on you, it’s not like a car accident,” Newman said. “You have a lot of time ...