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Leap Day Storms
4:02 pm
Thu March 1, 2012

Comptroller: Ill. will prioritize tornado-related bills

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Severe weather destroyed a Shopping Center in Harrisburg, Ill. on Feb. 29, 2012.
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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says her office will prioritize paying state bills accrued after a tornado tore through the city of Harrisburg, leaving six people dead.

Topinka said Thursday that her office will work with businesses impacted by Wednesday's severe weather. She says the state will prioritize payments to businesses committed to clean-up and recovery efforts in Saline County.

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Developing: Leap Day Storms 2012
4:28 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Deaths, damage following sweep of severe storms through Branson, Mo., Harrisburg, Ill.

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A view of downtown Branson, Mo. after a tornado swept through the area on Feb. 29, 2012.
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Damage at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Ridgway, Ill., approximately 10 miles from Harrisburg, Ill. following the severe storms on Wednesday morning.
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Damage to a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Ill. following severe storms on Wednesday morning.
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If you have photos of the storms in Harrisburg, Ill. or Branson, Mo., please email web producer Kelsey Proud at kproud@stlpublicradio.org.

Updated 4:22 p.m. with National Weather Service map:

Here's a map released by the National Weather Service of the path of the tornado that roared through Branson. You can track the path of the storm as it gained speed:

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Morning round-up
10:08 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Morning headlines: February 29, 2012

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Severe weather destroyed a Shopping Center in Harrisburg, Ill. on February 29, 2012. Winds were reported overnight at about 60 miles per hour.
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The storm flattened a strip mall in Harrisburg, Ill. Damage is extensive in the Southern Illinois town in Saline County.
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Nixon declares state of emergency for severe storms, possible tornadoes hit southwestern Mo., southern Ill.; at least four confirmed dead

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