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EF2

EF2

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(WAND) – A tornado that passed between Springfield and Taylorville Sunday has been rated an EF2 by the National Weather Service.

The tornado was on the ground for close to an hour.

It was rated at a peak intensity of EF2 northeast of Taylorville.

One home in Taylorville was destroyed by the tornado.

Tree and hail damage was reported across east central and southeast Illinois.

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