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We begin tonight with the dangerous and severe storms.
Dozens of possible tornadoes reported across the Midwest.
Scenes of devastation and destruction over parts of the heartland.
This nursing home losing a section of its roof during a twister in Lena, Illinois.
That's one of the hardest hit areas.
This drone video capturing the damage.
Homes reduced to rubble and debris.
And a similar scene in areas of Wisconsin with down power lines, trees, homes, and businesses with roofs torn off.
At least 35 tornadoes confirmed across 10 states
stretching from California to Vermont this week.
We'll have the forecast in just a moment, but first ABC's Mola Lenghi leads us off from Lena, Illinois.
Tonight, a trail of destruction across the Midwest.
A powerful storm system spawning dozens of potential tornadoes across seven states as it tore through the heartland.
In Illinois, at least seven tornadoes reported across the state.
The village of Lena waking up to the damage and destruction after a devastating tornado ripped through town.
Resident Chelsea Kerwin says as the storm hit, she and her family ran to the basement listening as debris slammed into her house.
I was starting to say prayers and I was hoping we can make it out alive.
Hoping that our house is still going to be standing and wasn't going to cave into us.
For high school student Corbin Winner, the storm hit while he and his classmates were sheltering inside a locker room.
You always had the thought in your head that you had the chance of dying that day.
Lena officials saying despite the widespread destruction, fortunately, there were no confirmed injuries or deaths.
I thought for sure we were going to have someone at least injured uh if not worse.
And we were we were just we're not getting those calls.
Tonight, authorities now focused on clearing roads, restoring utilities, and helping residents with the long recovery ahead.
Well, the severe weather threat throughout the Midwest ramping down now this weekend.
But as you can see with all the damage, the destruction to these homes, the difficult process of picking up the pieces, that begins now with
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