Violent storms with damaging winds ripped through the Midwest today, leaving piles of debris and rubble in their path.
Here are pictures from several impacted communities in Illinois:
Horrific Damage being reported near Penoria, IL #ilwx #tornadooutbreak pic.twitter.com/xk8tzPGtfZ
— Weatherstorm.net (@wxstorm) November 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChrisKhoury182/status/402140427353985024
This may be EF5 damage. Washington, Illinois right now. Just wow. Credit: @BTSullivan91 pic.twitter.com/QePkDaxJqa
— Matt Coker (@StormCoker) November 17, 2013
Horrific damage in Washington, IL from storm headed our way. RT "@Alexandra_WMBD: Absolute destruction pic.twitter.com/nvgEyIyVo0"
— Matt McCutcheon (@matt_mccutcheon) November 17, 2013
Tornado damage in southern Illinois pic.twitter.com/ZoywLcZLDw
— agitator in chief (@soit_goes) November 17, 2013
This is too real! MT "@wxstorm: Unbelievable destruction of #tornado damage today in Washington, IL. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/KJfEdKE0VI”
— Justin Berk (@JustinWeather) November 17, 2013
Extremely sad.
https://twitter.com/D_Rodge27/status/402150802032033794
https://twitter.com/SelenaLMartinez/status/402150485492125698
https://twitter.com/sjl_21/status/402152345020035072
To all the folks in Indiana & Illinois be safe. To all the journalists who are heading out to cover the damage, be careful. #stormcoverage
— Steven Albritton (@StevenAlbritton) November 17, 2013
Update:
Unfortunately, there have been three fatalities in Illinois reported as a result of today’s tornadoes:
UPDATE: There are now 3 confirmed fatalities in Washington County, Ill., after tornado slams Midwest: http://t.co/UGcMqcg3CC
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) November 17, 2013