Midwest Storms Trigger Rare Tornadoes

(Davenport, IA) — Severe weather in the Midwest is spawning rare tornadoes in February. Thursday’s storms triggered Wisconsin’s first-ever February Tornado Warnings, where a rope tornado was spotted near Evansville. The National Weather Service in Davenport, Iowa says it’s only the second February tornado in the area since 1950. A twister was also reported in northern Illinois near Henry, where it flipped over a semi-truck and knocked over some trees. The last major tornado was the EF3 that touched down on the 28th of 2017 in Naplate and Ottawa.