Tornados, thunderstorms hit Midwest

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Tornados, thunderstorms hit Midwest

Photos: Tornados and thunderstorms swept through the Midwest overnight (June 5, 2010), leaving a trail of destruction in Millbury, Ohio.

Sandra Rodrick, left, directs her daughter Tonya Frederickson where to take a television set as the two clean out Rodrick's bedroom in their house in Streator, Ill., Monday afternoon, June 7, 2010. A tree from their neighbor's yard smashed through their roof and destroyed the north side of their house during a storm Saturday night.

Kelly Kirchner looks over damage left by a tornado in Millbury, Ohio. Winds also damaged an Ohio high school gym where graduation was to be held Sunday.

Doug Gleckler salvages cinder blocks from his father-in-law, Eli Koral's tornado-ravaged yard in Streator, Ill., Monday, June 7, 2010. A tornado cut a path from west to east on the south side of Streator Saturday night causing much damage in its wake, but no fatalities.

Darlene Sheehy collects items from her kitchen, Monday, June 7, 2010, after a tornado destroyed her home in Millbury, Ohio.

Volunteer workers remove items from a field, Monday, June 7, 2010, after a tornado destroyed at least 50 homes in Millbury, Ohio.

A woman comforts Beth Swartz in Millbury, Ohio, as she looks at her destroyed home.

Homeowners work to recover belongings from several destroyed homes in the wake of Saturday night's tornado, Monday, June 7, 2010 in Streator, Ill.

Scott Swartz walks down his basement stairs in Millbury, Ohio, Sunday, June 6, 2010. He, his wife and twelve-year-old son took shelter there before the tornado destroyed their home.

Lake High School in Millbury, Ohio, suffered extensive damage. The field house was damaged, the cafeteria was destroyed and buses were flung across the school parking lot.

Damaged school buses sit in the parking lot at Lake High School in Millbury.

A tornado also touched down in Dundee, Mich. Mary England (left) stands near a tree that was downed at her home in Dundee.

Firefighters look over damage on Sunday left by a tornado in Millbury, Ohio.

Nichole Kegerize (right) moves a child's chair as Amanda Parker looks for personal belongings in the aftermath of a tornado in Millbury, Ohio.

A search and rescue dog combs a home that was destroyed in Millbury, Ohio.

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows a line of clouds from the Plains through the Upper Midwest associated with a cold front producing significant rain. Tornado watches were posted in the Ohio Valley area.

Debris surrounds a house near Millbury, Ohio, which was damaged as tornados and thunderstorms swept through the area Saturday night. Authorities say at least five people were killed in Ohio, as high winds destroyed 50 homes.

William White (right) collects items from his destroyed home, in Millbury.

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Sandra Rodrick, left, directs her daughter Tonya Frederickson where to take a television set as the two clean out Rodrick's bedroom in their house in Streator, Ill., Monday afternoon, June 7, 2010. A tree from their neighbor's yard smashed through their roof and destroyed the north side of their house during a storm Saturday night.

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