Illinois Tornadoes: Devastating Photos Show Aftermath Of Derecho

ILLINOIS — A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest on Monday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as it moved through Chicago and into Indiana and Michigan.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a total of seven tornadoes actually touched down across Illinois Monday, including one tornado that moved out onto Lake Michigan and created a waterspout. No serious injuries or fatalities were reported.

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Take a look at the aftermath of the latest storm to hit Illinois:

A tree fell across vehicles at a home in West Des Moines, Iowa, after the severe thunderstorm passed through, downing trees and power lines, and damaging buildings in its path.

A downed tree limb blocks another roadway in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.

Neighbors use a hand saw to clear a tree blocking Kedzie Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago after the storm passed through.

More neighbors help clear a downed tree along Logan Boulevard in Chicago.

The steeple at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, was toppled during the storm that swept through the suburbs of Chicago. Several trees in the nearby park were also heavily damaged.

This detailed shot above reveals a closer look at the devastating wreckage done to the roof of Wheaton's College Church.

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020

Moriah Elchinger and her father Greg Watkins celebrate a working new generator outside their home on Oak Avenue in Pevely, Missouri, after they lost the electricity in Midwest storm.

Jesse Santschi, left, 3, and his brother John Wayne Santschi, 5, use their tools to hack away at a tree that missed crashing into their house by six inches on East Second Street in Pevely, Missouri.

The boys' mother Brittany Santschi said that she barely heard the tree land with the swirling winds and rain outside. "We went in the closet and said some prayers," she said.