Tornado devastation in the Midwest': Death toll reaches six and one Illinois town is left totally destroyed after massive string of 60 twisters wreak havoc

Tornado devastation in the Midwest': Death toll reaches six and one Illinois town is left totally destroyed after massive string of 60 twisters wreak havoc

  • Six people killed after dozens of tornadoes flattened large parts of the Midwest 
  • Three people died in Massac County, two in Washington County and one in city of Washington, Tazewell County
  • Winds of 166 to 200mph reported in Washington County, The National Weather Service confirmed 
  • Unusual late season storms moved east at about 60mph over five hours on Sunday
  • Dozens treated for injuries in Peoria as rescuers scrambled to uncover survivors in at least 70 leveled homes
  • A Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens game delayed for two hours as storms approached Chicago's Soldier Field

By ASHLEY COLLMANJOSHUA GARDNER and BECKY EVANS

PUBLISHED: 16:27 GMT, 17 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:53 GMT, 18 November 2013

Six 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. 

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.

The storms moved dangerously fast, tracking east at 60 miles per hour, with most damage caused within just five hours. 

In two communities, including the Illinois town of Washington, population 15,000, one of the estimated 60 twisters smashed through and destroyed at least 70 homes.

Dozens of injured residents were rushed to nearby Peoria, Illinois, for medical treatment as rescuers continued to scour leveled neighborhoods in search of survivors trapped beneath debris.

'It was complete destruction,' Anthony Khoury, who lives in Washington, told CNN. 'There are people in the streets crying.'

Khoury said that all he could do was pray as he watched a tornado touch down and heard toward his home.

'The tornado happened in my backyard, and you can hear people screaming,' he told CNN. 'We were freaking out.'

Khoury and his home managed to survive the storm.

FULL STORY: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508787/Washington-Illinois...

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Comment by GoldenDawnUSA on November 19, 2013 at 10:47am

Opportunist politicians line up to posture for the camera; listen to this DRIVEL.  These impromptu stump speeches were a total FAIL on the part of the Governor and this hot shot conservative Republican Aaron Schock.  Listen as they sell their promises of aid, from a BANKRUPT State and Federal government, selling the PARENT government nanny-state, building dependency by preying on the shell-shocked residents, which is ALWAYS a "strings attached" scenario.(Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with political double-speak)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaoLjgILkQw

PRIVATE donations of labor and money is the BEST WAY to restore what was lost in any natural disaster; anywhere in the United States, at any time!  These promises irritate me, we know the insurance companies are positioning themselves DAILY to never pay a claim, and this government that works for them, has got their back!

Every time the gubbermint heroes step up to seize on an opportunity to 'help', with funds that do not exist; the over-arching idea that should always come to our American mind is "SOCKDOLAGER" —A Tale of Davy Crockett, Charity and Congress - "not yours to give"!

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-04/not-yours-give

Comment by truth on November 18, 2013 at 10:28am
Comment by GoldenDawnUSA on November 18, 2013 at 9:20am
The tornado in Washington, IL was about 140 miles southwest of Chicago...check out this statistic...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmH9oUc7os
Comment by Wolf on November 18, 2013 at 7:38am

Unprecedented.  Haarping people to death.

I live in the extreme northwest part of Illinois, yesterday it was a very bizarre day.  Around 12pm I noticed that the clouds were like waves.  So many of us know this yet the evil goes on and on.

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