http://twitter.com/#!/news_24_365/status/402146528317292545

Violent storms with damaging winds ripped through the Midwest today, leaving piles of debris and rubble in their path.

Here are pictures from several impacted communities in Illinois:

http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisKhoury182/status/402140427353985024
http://twitter.com/#!/matt_mccutcheon/status/402147160822906880
http://twitter.com/#!/JustinWeather/status/402152941400125440

Extremely sad.

http://twitter.com/#!/SelenaLMartinez/status/402150485492125698
http://twitter.com/#!/StevenAlbritton/status/402146513519783936

Update:

Unfortunately, there have been three fatalities in Illinois reported as a result of today’s tornadoes:

http://twitter.com/#!/YahooNews/status/402218606039019520

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/17/this-is-too-real-heartbreaking-images-of-damage-left-by-violent-storms-in-illinois/