Anniversary of Deadly Ottawa Naplate Tornado

Workers close up the last of the destroyed wall at the NSG Group Glass Factory one year after a tornado damaged Naplate, Illinois- Studstill Media Photo

OTTAWA – Today is the anniversary of a deadly EF-3 tornado that struck Ottawa and Naplate causing widespread damage. The storm system brought ten different tornadic events in an outbreak that began on the afternoon of February 28th, 2017. The largest of the twisters touched down near the LaSalle County Nursing Home and continued its path of destruction through Naplate and the south side of Ottawa. 76-year-old Wayne Tuntland and 31-year-old David Johnson, both of Ottawa, were killed when a tree was uprooted and fell on them.