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Tornadoes and severe weather slam the midwest

A powerful late-season wave of tornadoes, thunderstorms and damaging winds hit 12 states on Sunday. News organizations reported anywhere from dozens (The Washington Post) to over 81 (The Chicago Tribune) tornadoes that touched down in the midwest, killing at least eight people.

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Tornadoes and severe weather slam the midwest

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  1. Tornadoes and severe weather slam the midwest

  2. A tornado moves northeast two miles west of Flatville, Ill., on Nov. 17. The tornado damaged many farm buildings and homes on its way to Gifford, Ill., where scores of houses were devastated.

  3. 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, Il., on Nov. 17. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter.

  4. Fire Station No. 6 in Kokomo was greatly damaged by the tornado on Nov. 17. (Kelly Lafferty/Associated Press/Kokomo Tribune

  5. Firefighters look over damage to trailers at Summit Village east of Marion, Ind., after storms blew through Marion and Grant County on Nov. 17. (Jeff Morehead/Associated Press/Chronicle-Tribune)

  6. East Peoria resident Billy Vestal evacuates with his daughter, Lillian Vestal, 3, after a tornado damaged the area near Chestnut Road in East Peoria, Il., on Nov. 17.

  7. A Washington firefighter peers into the home of a fellow firefighter whose home was destroyed when a tornado swept through Washington, Ill., on Nov. 17. (David Zalaznik/Associated Press/Journal Star)

  8. A resident of Washington, Ill., surveys the damage to her home and neighbors after a tornado and severe thunderstorms swept through a portion of the town on Oct. 17.

  9. Demolished homes and vehicles in the Devonshire Subdivision in Washington, Ill., on Nov. 17. (Steve Smedley/Associated Press/The Pantagraph)

  10. 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., on Nov. 17. 

  11. The upper portion of a building sits in the middle of Home Avenue near the intersection at Hoffer St. on Nov. 17. 

  12. A neighborhood in the Devonshire subdivision of Washington, Ill., is left in ruins after a tornado tore through the northern part of the town on Nov. 17.

  13. Pat Whitaker, 82, sits under a blanket in her nightgown outside her home waiting for help to come in Gifford, Ill. on Nov. 17.

  14. Eric Crawford, 28, waited for the storm to pass and a rainbow to appear before checking on his mail in rural Orchard Farm on Nov. 17, in St. Charles County. 

  15. Residents search through a neighborhood in Washington, Ill., after a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept through the north part of the town destroying several homes on Nov. 17

  16. Heavy damage to the roof of the HP building from a tornado is seen on Hoffer Street, on Nov. 17, in Kokomo, Ind. (Brent Drinkut/Associated Press/The Indianapolis Star)

  17. Debris is strewn in a tree Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18, after a tornado leveled hundreds of homes in the city the day before. 

  18. Damaged and litter-filled trees stand among the destruction caused by a tornado as a helicopter flies overhead in Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18. Tornadoes ripped through six states in the US Midwest on Nov. 17 causing damage, power outages, injuries and death. Six people have reportedly been killed in Central Illinois and many more injured in the worst hit area.

  19. Lindsay Dubois looks at her damaged home as she and her children (L-R) Keenan, Gavin, and Owen return to what is left of it after it was destroyed by a tornado in Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18.

  20. A boy picks through belongings in the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18. A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes on Nov. 16

  21. A U.S. flag is seen among the debris and destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18. Police were turning residents away from Washington, Ill., on Nov. 18

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