Late season storms devastate Midwest
Chuck Phillips looks out at the destruction that tore off part of his roof and left houses around him destroyed after a tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il., Nov. 17, 2013.
Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the Midwest on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees.
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Eric Crawford, 28, waited for the storm to pass and a rainbow to appear before checking on his mail in rural Orchard Farm, Mo., Nov. 17, 2013.
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A fast-moving storm system that produced at least one tornado in Illinois threatens 26 states and more than 100 million people with high winds and possible flash flooding.
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A tree was pulled out of the ground by the roots, collapsing onto a house after a tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Wentzville schools superintendent Curtis Cain surveys the damage to the roof of Heritage Primary Elementary School in Wentzville, Mo., Nov. 17, 2013.
The storm tore off parts of the roof and moved the large HVAC unit.
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East Peoria resident Billy Vestal evacuates with his daughter, Lillian Vestal, 3, after a tornado damaged the area in East Peoria, Il., Nov. 17, 2013.
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A tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Shirley Wolf says she hung on to her dog Sammy for dear life as a tornado destroyed her home at in Pekin, Il., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Washington homeowners and friends try to salvage items from homes along Devonshire Street on the North side of Washington, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Richard Miller of Washington, Ill. salvages items from his brother's home, after a tornado leveled a subdivision, Nov. 17, 2013.
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Josh Ramsey recovers items from a house of a family friend after a tornado left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Demolished homes and vehicles in the Devonshire Subdivision in Washington, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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The residents of the house were home at the time the tree fell but were not injured.
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Volunteers try to reposition the HVAC unit on top of Heritage Primary Elementary School in Wentzville, Mo., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Washington firefighters survey Devonshire Street on the North side of Washington, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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Ray Baughman embraces family shortly after his home was destroyed by a tornado that left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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First Site apartment management warns Illinois State University students to stay back from a roof that blew off "The U" student apartments, in Normal, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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A couple walks down a street in the Devonshire subdivision on the North side of Washington, Ill., Nov. 17, 2013.
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