Powerful Tornados Level Homes in Illinois

[Meatpie]

Eight people have been killed and scores of homes destroyed after at least 60 tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the American Midwest yesterday.


States of emergency have been issued for seven Illinois counties in the wake of a series of powerful tornadoes that blew flipped over cars and uprooted trees.


Dozens of people were injured in the unusually powerful, late-season tornadoes. Three people were killed in Massac County, two in Washington County and one person died in the city of Washington, Tazewell County. On Monday, officials confirmed two people also died in Michigan.


There are fears that some residents are still trapped inside their collapsed homes.

The National Weather Service confirmed preliminary EF-4 tornado damage in Washington County in southern Illinois, with winds of 166 to 200 miles per hour.

Deadly: Eight people were killed and dozens of homes devastated when up to 80 tornadoes

Aftermath: Trees were uprooted and cars flung in the air in the tornado winds that reached speeds of up to 200mph

Unthinkable: A man stands near a pickup that belonged to farmer Curt Zehr after a tornado blew through Zehr's farm on Sunday

Field of damage: Entire neighborhoods in Washington have been destroyed and acres of land are strewn with debris

Shattered: The intense toll on homes and other property continued to be assessed by the dumbstruck residents of Washington, Illinois

 

[imurtop]

They are saying over 80 tornadoes now, and even though 8 died, amazing there where not many, many more as the photos show.

 

[stustustugoo]

the tornado destruction is about 300 to 400 miles away from arrow and about 550 miles from where we live...................

 

[stustustugoo]

OOPS! my mistake.........
about 175 miles from arrow and 213 miles from me............

 

[gibing]

Mother nature doesn't play

 

[Fideliodemo]

Mother nature doesn't play

No, she is usually quite serious in all that she does.