Tornado shatters Illinois town
A huge, deadly tornado killed at least two people as it tore through Illinois and devastated the small town of Fairdale, April 9, 2015.
The tornado, estimated at a half-mile wide, cut a clear path through the entire region, approximately 100 miles west of Chicago.
Houses and property lay in ruin April 10, 2015, the morning after a tornado swept through Fairdale, Illinois the previous day.
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Crews search through the town for unaccounted people April 10, 2015, the morning after a tornado swept through Fairdale, Illinois.
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Candy Trudell finds a guitar in the wreckage of her home on Illinois Highway 64 after a tornado swept through the previous night in Rochelle, Illinois, April 10, 2015.
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Wreckage on Illinois Highway 64 on April 10, 2015 after a tornado came through the previous night on Thursday in Rochelle, Illinois.
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Kirkland Fire Department Chief Connel speaks to the media April 10, 2015 after a tornado swept through the down the previous day in Fairdale, Illinois.
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The remains of a house's basement on Illinois Highway 64 April 10, 2015 after a tornado came through the previous night in Rochelle, Illinois.
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The restaurant Grubstakers lays April 10, 2015, damaged by a tornado the previous night in Rochelle, Illinois.
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Debris lies in a field off of Illinois Highway 64 April 10, 2015 after a tornado came through the previous night in Rochelle, Illinois.
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The restaurant Grubstakers was damaged by a tornado the previous night in Rochelle, Illinois, April 10, 2015.
Illinois Tornado
A huge, deadly tornado killed a 67-year-old woman and injured at least 11 others as it tore through the small town of Fairdale, Illinois, April 9, 2015. The tornado, estimated at a half-mile wide, cut a clear path through the entire region, approximately 100 miles west of Chicago.
Crews search wreckage on the Illinois Highway 72 after a tornado came through the town earlier in the day in Fairdale, Illinois, April 9, 2015.
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Stefanie and Matthew Hurley look at the wreckage on Illlinois Highway 72 with their family after a tornado came through the town earlier in the day in Fairdale, Illinois, April 9, 2015.
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Crews work to clean debris on the Illinois Highway 72 after a tornado came through Fairdale, Illinois, April 9, 2015.
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Crews work on West Street in the early morning hours after a tornado went through Fairdale, Illinois, April 10, 2015.
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A street sign and stop sign lay in wreckage at Illinois Highway 72 and West Street after a tornado came through Fairdale, Illinois earlier in the day, April 9, 2015.
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An American flag is caught in branches as crews work to clean debris after a tornado came through Fairdale, Illinois earlier in the day, April 9, 2015.
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Crews work to clean debris on Illinois Highway 72 after a tornado came through the small town of Fairdale, Illinois earlier in the day, April 9, 2015.
Illinois Tornado
Crews work to clean debris on Illinois Highway 72 after a tornado came through the small town of Fairdale, Illinois earlier in the day, April 9, 2015.
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People speak to police on West Street as crews work to clean debris after a tornado came Fairdale, Illinois earlier in the day, April 9, 2015.
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A tornado approaches Rochelle, Illinois, April 9, 2015.