2 killed after storms bring at least 4 twisters, possible record-setting hail in Illinois and Indiana

Two people were killed and several others were injured after severe storms produced at least four possible tornadoes and potentially record-setting hail in Illinois and Indiana, officials said.

The deaths occurred in Indiana, but further information was not immediately available.

One supercell resulted in at least four tornadoes across Livingston and Kankakee counties in Illinois, and Newton, Jasper, and Starke counties in northwestern Indiana, the National Weather Service said.

The same storm system that was responsible for the tornadoes also produced exceptionally large and potentially record setting hail.

In Kankakee, hail between three to five inches of diameter fell, with one hailstone measuring at six inches and possibly setting an Illinois state record for the largest hailstone, according to the weather service.

Another supercell produced two to four inches of hail across the southern and western Chicago metro area, officials said. A hailstone measuring 4.8 inches in diameter was found in Darien, Illinois.

Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, a large tornado touched down in Newton County, Indiana and caused damage to several homes, Indiana officials said.

"It hit us hard," Lori Postma, a spokesperson for the Lake Township Fire Department, said at a press conference Wednesday morning. "We will be working feverishly to bring our little town back to where it once was."

The weather service will be sending survey teams to asses the storm damage Wednesday.