Dix, IL (WAND) – Several people are dead after severe weather hit parts of central and southern Illinois Sunday.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said three homes were destroyed after a tornado reportedly touched down in the northeastern part of Jefferson County. Many others were damaged.
News partner KFVS confirmed with Sheriff Jeff Bullard that two people died in the destroyed homes. One person died five miles southeast of Dix, Illinois. The second victim died near North July Road in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Their names are being withheld at this time.
Five people were also taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Jefferson County is just south of the WAND News viewing area, with Dix located about an hour south of Effingham down I-57.
