This morning on CBS NEWS, Charlie Rose was giving the headlines and he said that parts of Illinois were destroyed by what experts are calling the strongest November storm to EVER strike.
Powerful tornadoes have swept through
the US Midwest, destroying buildings and overturning vehicles in the states of
Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
At least six people were killed, all in Illinois, and it is feared that several hundred people may have been injured in the fast-moving storms.
A number of people are feared trapped inside buildings.
Forecasters said people in 10 states had been at risk. Hailstones the size of tennis balls were reported.
November is ordinarily one of the quietest months in the tornado calendar, meaning these storms are unusually destructive for this time of year, the BBC's Nick Bryant in New York reports.
Illinois officials are describing the situation as "dangerous and volatile". State trooper Dustin Pierce told agencies there had been reports of looting in Washington and a dusk-till-dawn curfew had been imposed.
"The whole neighbourhood's gone. The wall of my fireplace is all that is left of my house," Michael Perdun told news agency Associated Press by mobile phone from Washington, where he said his neighbourhood was wiped out in seconds.
Karen Harris, a food truck operator in Washington, told the BBC she saw a "car completely mangled, the houses gone".
"Telephone wires [are] down everywhere, live wires are still down. I'm pretty traumatised from what I saw.
"I actually saw a vehicle in the middle of the road, their left signal light turned on, like they were getting ready to turn, all the windows were out of it, blood was in the back seat.
"Pandemonium. It looks like a war zone," Ms Harris added.
Illinois police say they fear residents may be trapped in their basements under debris.
In nearby Peoria, dozens of patients are being treated - some for serious injuries.
Tens of thousands of residents were without power in Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky, utility companies said. Parts of Wisconsin and Ohio were also hit by the storm.
American football fans were evacuated from a stadium in the centre of Chicago as one tornado moved through the city suburbs.
The White House said President Barack Obama was being regularly updated on the situation.
Here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24982072
Death, looting, no electricity, pandemonium.....it sounds a lot like the coming Tribulation.
So does anyone else think that it's interesting that Obama is a Senator from Illinois and currently in Washington.....and that this SUPER STRANGE, super powerful storm came and wiped the town of Washington, Illinois off the map?
Could it just be an interesting coincidence....or could it have something to do with the fact that Team Obama is pressuring Israel to divide God's Holy Land? Could this be another example of the curses that will plague America until the Lord returns in the 2nd Advent?
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