Gallery: Severe weather hits US Midwest with Tornadoes

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Published November 18, 2013 10:21am Updated December 10, 2019 3:05pm

: A vehicle sits on a pile of debris from the destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois, November 17, 2013. A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes on Sunday, killing at least five people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois as it tore across the Midwest, officials said. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

: UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 17: In this handout provided by NOAA, shows severe weather as it moves through the midwest area of the United States on Nomveber 17, 2013. 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. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

: A tornado 2 miles west of Flatville, Ill., moves northeast at 12:51pm. The tornado damaged many farm buildings and homes on its way to Gifford, Ill., where scores of houses were devastated. (AP Photo/News-Gazette/Jessie Starkey) MANDATORY CREDIT

: 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 Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peoria Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

: 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 Sunday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peoria Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

: An active tornado is seen through a window as it touches down in Washington, Illinois on November 17, 2013, in this combination of three still images captured from a video courtesy of Anthony Khoury. A fast-moving storm system spawned multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, threatening some 53 million people across 10 Midwestern states on Sunday, U.S. weather officials said. Washington, Illinois is located 145 miles (233 km) southwest of Chicago. REUTERS/Anthony Khoury/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MANDATORY CREDIT

: A young boy takes a break from helping comb the rubble of Curt Zehr’s home just outside Washington, Ill., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Zehr’s wife and adult son took shelter in their basement as a tornado destroyed their farm house they were not injured. The tornado cut a path of destruction through Washington. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

: A news cameraman shoots video of the rubble of an auto parts store destroyed by a tornado in Washington, Ill., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Illinois State Police says everal people were inside at the time the tornado hit but all escaped uninjured. The tornado cut a path of destruction through Washington. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

: A man stands near a pickup that belonged to farmer Curt Zehr after a tornado blew through Zehr’s farm on Sunday, Nov. 17. 2013. The farm destroyed Zehr’s home just outside Washington, Ill., and caused extensive damage in the town. Zehr’s wife and son were at home at the time but were not injured. Dozens of Zehr’s friends and neighbors helped look through the rubble. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

: A Deputy Sergeant with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department walks gingerly through debris in the Devonshire Subdivision in Washington, Illinois following a tornado that severely damaged many homes in the town east of Peoria on Sunday, Nov. 17,2013. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

: An overturned car rests on top of tree branches and other rubble near the destroyed home of Curt Zehr about a mile northeast of Washington, Ill., on Sunday, Nov. 17. Intense thunderstorms spawning tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

: Winston Howard and son William Howard check through debree in front of their house on Meadowbrook in Cedar Crest after the tornado came through in Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo / Kokomo Tribune, Tm Bath)

: Sunday’s tornado caused major damage to Fire Station No. 6 in Kokomo on Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo / Kokomo Tribune, Kelly Lafferty)

: Dave Huffman sorts through things in the living room of his house that was destroyed by the tornado at 1612 Cranbrook Drive in Cedar Crest subdivision in Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo / Kokomo Tribune, Tm Bath)

: A firefighter operates a chainsaw to clear a tree from a street in Brookport, Ill., after a tornado ripped through the town Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)

: An elderly woman is escorted through tornado debris in Brookport, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. The small far southern Illinois town was hit by severe weather. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)

: A Washington homeowner moves debris next to a set of stairs that once lead to the second floor of his home in Washington, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

: A mattress is wrapped around a stripped tree in Washington, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

: Washington firefighters survey Devonshire Street on the North side of Washington, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

: A man walks through a damaged home in Gifford, Ill. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz)

: Pat Whitaker, 82, sits under a blanket in her nightgown outside her home waiting for help to come in Gifford, Ill. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz)

: A Washington firefighter peers into the home of a fellow firefighter whose home was destroyed when a tornado swept through Washington, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Journal Star, David Zalaznik) MANDATORY CREDIT

: Extensive damage is pictured in the aftermath of a tornado that touched down in Washington, Illinois on November 17, 2013 in this photo courtesy of Anthony Khoury. A fast-moving storm system spawned multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, threatening some 53 million people across 10 Midwestern states on Sunday, U.S. weather officials said. Washington, Illinois is located 145 miles (233 km) southwest of Chicago. REUTERS/Anthony Khoury/Handout (UNITED STATES – Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS – NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT

: epa03954459 Dark clouds move over Soldier Field as the stadium is evacuated under a severe storm warning, in the first half of the Chicago Bears NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 17 November 2013. The National Weather Service released a warning over a fast-moving weather system which threatens up to 53 million people across the Midwest. According to forecasters, the weather system may result in intense tornadoes, severe hail and heavy winds. EPA/TANNEN MAURY