This Insane Video Captured the Moment a Tornado Surrounded a Home in Illinois

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Recently a series of tornadoes ripped through the midwest, leaving destruction in their wake. Now another has struck the city of Colona in Illinois. This video was captured by an eyewitness who was caught up in the cyclone, filming the whole thing from inside her house. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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00:00Recently, a series of tornadoes ripped through the Midwest, leaving destruction in their

00:04wake.

00:05Now, another has struck the city of Kelowna in Illinois.

00:08This video was captured by an eyewitness who was caught up in the cyclone, filming the

00:12whole thing from inside their house.

00:14You can see debris whirling through the air as the roof of a building just across the

00:17street is literally ripped from its foundation.

00:24Power lines begin to spark as the cyclonic winds whirl around the house, and just as

00:28quickly as it began, it was over.

00:31Video from after the event shows further destruction, as a videographer walks around the neighborhood

00:35surveying the scene.

00:36In a recent statement, President Joe Biden offered condolences to those who were affected

00:40by the storms, all as recovery efforts have begun to repair the damage done.

00:45NPR reports that at least 32 people have been killed by the recent spate of tornadoes in

00:50the Midwest and the U.S. South.

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