Tornado devastates Washington, Illinois (46 images)

A telephone pole covered in fragments of cloth leans in Washington, Illinois on November 18, 2013. Six people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed in Illinois as 81 tornadoes were sighted on November 17 throughout 12 midwest states including the EF4 tornado that struck Washington, Illinois. UPI/Brian Kersey

Nicole Janardhan looks for her belongings among the debris of her neighborhood in Washington, Illinois on November 18, 2013. Six people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed in Illinois as 81 tornadoes were sighted on November 17 throughout 12 midwest states including the EF4 tornado that struck Washington, Illinois. UPI/Brian Kersey. UPI/Brian Kersey

An American flag flies in front of a destroyed house in Washington, Illinois on November 18, 2013. Six people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed in Illinois as 81 tornadoes were sighted on November 17 throughout 12 midwest states including the EF4 tornado that struck Washington, Illinois. UPI/Brian Kersey. UPI/Brian Kersey

Cars rest where they were thrown by a tornado in Washington, Illinois on November 18, 2013. Six people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed in Illinois as 81 tornadoes were sighted on November 17 throughout 12 midwest states including the EF4 tornado that struck Washington, Illinois. UPI/Brian Kersey. UPI/Brian Kersey