Dalessio in chicago and dinesh ramde in milwaukee contributed to this report. Twisters so far this year the worst toll in a decade according to the weather service and the danger has not passed yet.
The weather system stretched from western kansas to northwestern minnesota early monday and was headed through illinois toward wisconsin and indiana. The des moines area had heavy rain and lightning sunday night with wind gusts of mph. Tim pawlenty planned to tour the storm ravaged town monday. The childrens parents also were hospitalized as were three other adults and another child.