Tornado damage in Massac County

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Grain bins damaged. Railroad cars were blown off the tracks between the Hillerman community and the Mermet Lake Conservation Area. The frame house was blown from the foreground of this photo into the creek bed. Extensive tree damage. Heavy damage to a home A destroyed residence Trees were stripped of all their limbs An obliterated residence A brick home was destroyed A frame house was swept from its foundation (foreground) into a creek bed (background). The metal frame of a mobile home is wrapped around the trunks of two trees. The resident of the mobile home was killed. Trucks were thrown Destroyed residence Extensive damage Photo taken between Mermet Lake and Interstate 24. Debris from a house to the right of this photo was blown across the pond into a stand of trees. Grain bin destroyed.

Photos of F4 damage site in western Massac County, IL (click on photos for full size)
The upper portion of this frame house was swept into a creek.	A close-up of the debris, showing the upper story of the house partially intact in the creek.
Another close-up of the house and debris.	This photo shows the foundation of the house in the foreground, with the house remnants in the background.
Aerial photo of the house debris in the creek.	Another aerial view of the house remnants in the creek.

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Tornado damage in Massac County