George? This morning, the donations for those who lost their homes are streaming in. Video from the Washington, IL tornado Man films tornado coming directly at his house, and gets inside just before his house is destroyed. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
God was with us. Even a passport belonging to a woman 90 miles away. He ducked into the basement, just in the nick of time. Reporter: Lancaster recorded these frightening images as the nearly 200-mile-per-hour twister ravaged washington, illinois. Scenes From Washington, Ill. Tornado Aftermath Rowe said several of the pictures, including those of Advanced Auto Parts, “were on Washington Rd in the Tractor Supply Company parking lot.” Rowe said other photos were taken near the Washington Park Pool and noted, “I did lose my sense of direction on what street I was at the time. Oh, my god. This morning the magnitude of the monster tornado is just becoming clear.

This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.Kris Lancaster was filming when his home was destroyed by a tornado.Entire neighborhoods in one town were completely destroyed by severe weather. Her whole bedroom was under those two cars over there. However, a moderate risk for severe weather was maintained across parts of central/eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and western New York ahead of the rapidly moving convective system. On November 17, the SPC received 579 severe wind reports, of which 19 indicated winds exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h), the threshold for hurricane-force winds on the Storms associated with the outbreak over the Midwest United States on November 17Paducah, Kentucky/Brookport–Shady Grove–Unionville, IllinoisPaducah, Kentucky/Brookport–Shady Grove–Unionville, Illinois And people are very good about returning them. By the late evening, most of the discrete storms that existed earlier in the day had merged into squall lines and Tracking 46.36 mi (74.61 km) across four counties in Illinois,The tornado initially touched down at 16:59 UTC roughly 2.4 mi (3.9 km) southeast of At around noon on November 17, an EF4 tornado tracked across portions of By 1807 UTC, the tornado continued through rural areas towards New Minden at EF2 strength, snapping power poles, destroying outbuildings, and removing much of the roof from a site-built home and a garage. Not far away, disbelief for ron and joanne burton. Reporter: Good morning, robin. A truck was overturned as well.The final killer tornado of the outbreak was a long-tracked, heavily rain-wrapped EF3 that moved along the The tornado initially touched down just inside western The same system that contributed to the development of multiple tornadoes over several states also produced strong winds.
Kris Lancaster broke down when he saw what remained of his "dream home." Survivor chris lancaster shared his story with us on "good morning america" on monday. Reporter: Beloved cat he thought he had forever lost. Reports of 81 tornadoes across five states that caused tremendous devastation. Reporter: In the basement, now, a small miracle. Alex, thank you very much. Washington Ill., Tornado: First Look at Damage Video - ABC News (Washington, Illinois EF4 tornado) 100 mph (160 km/h) (Straight-line winds in three locations) Largest hail: 4.00 in (10.2 cm) in diameter in Bloomington, Illinois: Damage: $1.6 billion: Casualties: 8 fatalities (+3 non-tornadic); 190+ injuries (+2 indirect) Areas affected: Midwest United States: 1 Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2 Time from first tornado to last tornado: The tornado … As they and so many others here begin the process of rebuilding. They were at church during the storm.