Champaign family gets up-close look at tornado

MATTOON – G. David Frye, his wife L.B, and their three sons were headed for their Champaign home late Sunday afternoon after an Easter celebration in Cape Girardeau, Mo., when dark skies over Coles County caught their attention.

"We stopped north of Mattoon because it looked bad," Frye said, adding their first stop was at a gas station, where they called a friend in Champaign to see what the weather was doing at home.

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