



PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Severe weather that pounded the Midwest and spawned tornadoes shifted Tuesday to the East Coast, where tornado warnings were issued in several states and rainstorms were strong enough to stop train service. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Severe weather that pounded the Midwest and spawned tornadoes shifted Tuesday to the East Coast, where tornado warnings were issued in several states and rainstorms were strong enough to stop train service.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for much of southern New England, and strong thunderstorms in Connecticut caused widespread power outages. Storms moving into Philadelphia on Tuesday evening blackened the sky and temporarily halted commuter trains beginning at rush hour. Amtrak suspended its Northeast Corridor and Keystone services from Washington through Philadelphia and on to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but restored service about two hours later.





21 PHOTOS Illinois tornado See Gallery Midwest states clean up after storms spawn tornadoes COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A pickup truck drives through a flooded roadway on W Daisy Place after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: The scoreboard at Coal City High School's football field is left damaged after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 22: Lighting strikes outside of Joliet, Illinois from a tornadic supercell that produced a tornado that struck Coral City on June 22, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: The scoreboard at Coal City High School's football field is left damaged after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A view of damage on Coaler Drive after a tornado struck the previous day, on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Mitch Hamann of Coal City moves his damaged patio furniture to the curb on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A playground set lays on the ground in the backyard of a home on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A damaged vehicle sits in a driveway on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Bryan Phelan talks on the phone outside of his home on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Gezim Bakiu of the Coal City Mantainence Department works to unclog a drain on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: American flags are placed on the mailbox of a house on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Alex Wills of Mazon helps his uncle clean up his property on W. Daisy Place on June 23, 2015 after a tornado struck the previous day in Coal City, Illinois. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north central Illinois, causing widespread damage and power outages. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A hat is stuck on the roof of a house on W Daisy Place after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A car drives through a flooded street and a damaged house on Oak Drive after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Debris lay in a retention pond off of S Carbon Hill Road after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A car is stuck under a collapsed garage on Coaler Drive after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Debris lay in a retention pond while utility crews work on S Carbon Hill Road after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A view of a flooded street and damaged homes on W Daisy Place after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: Bryan Phelan of Coral City talks on the phone outside of his home and damaged vehicle on W Daisy Place after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: The scoreboard at Coal City High School's football field is left damaged after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) COAL CITY, IL - JUNE 23: A playground set lays on the ground in the backyard of a home on W Daisy Place after a tornado struck the previous day on June 23, 2015 in Coal City, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

The heat also was a problem. Several people were treated for heat-related issues at a high school graduation in southern New Jersey, where temperatures were in the high 80s.

Strong storms that swept across northern Illinois spawned at least nine tornadoes, severely damaged homes and forced first responders to pull survivors from basements, officials said Tuesday.

At least five tornadoes also hit parts of Michigan late Monday into early Tuesday, while possible tornadoes went through northern Indiana and Iowa. The storms knocked out power to thousands of people, but by Tuesday morning the skies had cleared and the rain had moved east.

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Particularly hard hit on Monday night was a private camping resort in Sublette, Illinois, where five people were hurt and one was hospitalized with serious injuries. The National Weather Service confirmed it was a tornado with winds between 111 mph and 135 mph.

Fire Chief Kevin Schultz said damage was worse than anticipated, spread across about 700 acres of the Woodhaven Association resort.

"At this point in time, the best words to describe it is decimated," Schultz said Tuesday morning. "There are trailers that are in trees. There are trailers that are upside down. ... It is the worst thing I've ever seen."

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner deployed a search-and-rescue team to assist and said he was concerned out-of-towners were hurt or trapped and wouldn't be reported missing.

About 70 miles southeast of the camping resort, an EF-3 tornado with peak winds of 160 mph raked Coal City and damaged several subdivisions. Five people in the city of about 5,000 residents suffered minor injuries.

Debra Burla said she and her husband sheltered in an underground crawlspace on their 100-year-old farm but the wind nearly sucked her out of it.

"I kept crawling to the middle (of the crawlspace) ... because I was sitting right by the opening of it," said Burla, whose farm was heavily damaged.

Her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were temporarily stuck in their own crawlspace after their garage collapsed on top of it.

In Michigan, a series of severe thunderstorms damaged homes and caused power outages. More than 50 homes as well as church and other buildings were damaged by a tornado Monday in Portland, 25 miles northwest of Lansing. The National Weather Service said a tornado hit early Tuesday near Manchester, southwest of Ann Arbor.

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