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Seven-year-old Mayson Robinson, of Willisville, traverses the wreckage of his aunt Kassi Coulson’s barn Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Ava. Tuesday night a tornado damaged the roof of Coulson’s home, from which daylight can now be seen from inside the house, destroyed the family’s barn, knocked down trees and damaged vehicles. “You just don’t think it’s going to hit you like that,” Coulson said. “All in like a blink of an eye just the wind was in here, my five-year-old’s crying and screaming. … When I was shutting that door I could literally feel the air in here. I thought that window was open, I didn’t realize it was the roof.” (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Tornado that ripped through Missouri, Illinois recorded at EF-4, NWS says

By Daily Egyptian staff
March 6, 2017
Joker Young, of Carbondale, surveys Oren Coffers horse and cattle farm as he detangles strands of hay from a wire fence Wednesday, March 1, 2017, while helping Coffer rebuild his property after Tuesdays tornado off Elkville Road in Vergennes. The tornado levelled Coffers 101-year-old barn and numerous other structures on his property. Its a miracle, Coffer said. Looking at this place, with all the damage, its a miracle nobody was hurt.

Gallery: Tornado damages southern Illinois communities

By Morgan Timms and Jacob Wiegand
March 1, 2017
India Marsh surveys the destruction of her Elkville home Wednesday, March 1, 2017, after a tornado ripped through the town and several surrounding southern Illinois communities Tuesday night. Marsh said she has lived in the house her whole life.

‘Thank God we still have our lives’: Tornado destroys 12 homes in southern Illinois

By Luke Nozicka and Olivia Spiers
March 1, 2017
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