00:00What would you do if your entire world vanished in seconds?
00:03A powerful tornado tore through Lake Village Tuesday night.
00:06And it left behind heartbreak.
00:08A married couple in their 80s was killed when the storm destroyed their home.
00:13Edward and Arlene Kozlowski had lived there for decades.
00:16They were found in the yard behind their house.
00:18Their quiet retirement ended in an instant.
00:21First responders described the scene as total devastation.
00:25Homes collapsed.
00:26People were trapped.
00:28Livestock ran loose in the dark.
00:30More than a dozen tornadoes were reported across Texas, Illinois, and Indiana.
00:35One powerful EF3 twister tore through Kankakee, ripping apart buildings and homes.
00:40Nine people were injured there.
00:42But no lives were lost.
00:44The storms also dropped monster hail.
00:46One hailstone measured six inches across.
00:49That is twice the size of a baseball.
00:51By midnight, nearly 150,000 customers were without power.
00:55Hundreds of trees and power lines were down.
00:58And the danger is not over yet.
01:00More storms are pushing east.
01:02Damaging winds and possible tornadoes still threaten millions.
01:06In moments like this, everything changes.
01:09Homes can be rebuilt.
01:10But lives cannot.
01:11But lives cannot.
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