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(VIDEO) Six Dead After Tornadoes Twist Through Illinois

Coal CityA storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes across the Midwest and left six people dead. Nearly two-dozen people were injured when a line of strong storms tore through the Midwest Sunday.

By Monday morning, more than 6,600 Ameren customers in Missouri were still without power.

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There were close to 80 tornado sightings with more than a dozen confirmed twisters in Illinois.

These videos depicts a twister near Coal City, Illinois.

The tornado that ripped through Washington, Illinois reportedly had winds between 166- and 200 miles an hour. Preliminary estimates reveal it was an EF-3 twister that hit the central Illinois town, destroying an entire neighborhood. Officials have confirmed six deaths across the state.

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