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"A series of large, fast-moving tornadoes tore through the U.S. midwest on Sunday, leaving carnage in their wake. \nTornado watches are in effect for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes have produced large hail and damaging winds.\nAn NWS representative said the storm is \"a very dangerous situation,\" and \"it's just getting started,\" according to Reuters.\nMidwesterners and storm chasers are sharing their perspectives of these devastating storms on social media. The hashtag #ilwx, which people have been tweeting along with photos and news of the storms, trended on Twitter Sunday afternoon. \nWe'll continue to update with more photos and information as the storms continue.\n\n\nTornadoes Tear Through U.S. Midwest \n\n\n\n\n\nFirst image from Gifford, IL. Town has apparently been leveled. #ILwx Via @wycislo on FB. pic.twitter.com/76W9LKrz5v\u2014 Anthony Sagliani (@anthonywx) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Lucio saw this tornado just now near Roanoke Illinois #ilwx #outbreak pic.twitter.com/S5DOBg4m7u\u2014 Forever Chasing (@foreverchasin) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom WEEK-TV in Peoria, #IL - Complete destruction... Unbelieveable! #Tornado #ILWX #HighRisk pic.twitter.com/C8poJ7WVG4\u2014 Bryan Schuerman  (@SchuermanWxWHAG) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Tornado as it was around Washington Illinois earlier today #ilwx pic.twitter.com/4UTcnV6QwO\u2014 Forever Chasing (@foreverchasin) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\npic.twitter.com/pclpRFIU7C\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\npic.twitter.com/E1XODsyEfH\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\npic.twitter.com/5XPjIz6wuv\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\npic.twitter.com/LufK5bAeqf\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTornado blew out a whole neighborhood. Pekin, IL pic.twitter.com/lKr44zwzhN\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTornado damage. Pekin, IL pic.twitter.com/nU1JTpLQX0\u2014 Jack Lance (@Jack_Lance18) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#WashingtonIL pic.twitter.com/NJZ6oWUOrG\u2014 Chris Khoury (@ChrisKhoury182) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via Anthony Khoury\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrayers to #WashingtonIL pic.twitter.com/QygeOckO3B\u2014 Chris Khoury (@ChrisKhoury182) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via Anthony Khoury\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter the tornado #Peoria #Washington pic.twitter.com/hRwhCEKwQB\u2014 Chris Khoury (@ChrisKhoury182) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via Anthony Khoury\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeautiful wall cloud near Harvard, Illinois earlier, inflow was screaming in on the right side there. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/NwBB8gERdg\u2014 Tom Purdy (@TomPurdyWI) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@FOX59 Starbucks in Lebanon pic.twitter.com/4YquuLZcPS\u2014 Maddy Smith (@mfayes44) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo those who complained about weather coverage. Here's why we were so concerned. This is Coal City #Illinois pic.twitter.com/PYJgJ55Wfq\u2014 Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy neighborhood is floating #Chicago #floods #storm pic.twitter.com/ajSIYXTzX0\u2014 Shannon Downey (@ShannonDowney) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy neighborhood. #PrayForTheHomeless pic.twitter.com/dGDCfCSdTD\u2014 Anthony Khoury (@AnthonyKhoury20) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @studio47photos on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage:  Gabe Bergado\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnother community destroyed: Gifford, IL.  #tornado #ilwx pic.twitter.com/WpAuebb5l0\u2014 Stacie Hanes (@shanes113) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorm destruction in East Peoria. Pinecrest Drive. Shady Lane neighborhood and Springfield road major damage, too. pic.twitter.com/bmfAnwZ4jI\u2014 Maria Chandler (@WMBDMariaC) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere's a photo on Truman Ave in Pekin. Really bad damage in some cases. pic.twitter.com/hthgmxb7VY\u2014 Eugene Daniel III (@_EugeneDaniel) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo words. From our reporter @Alexandra_WMBD in Washington #ILwx pic.twitter.com/03V82xYpt4\u2014  Marcus Bailey (@marcusbailey) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@reporterkendall pic.twitter.com/zstw1S9Br1\u2014 Mercedes (@_mercedes95) November 17, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, US Tornadoes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, Brandon Badner\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Anthony Khoury"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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