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Authorities say a tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri has caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people.

Southeastern Missouri was torn apart when a tornado moved through the region and caused widespread destruction. Several people were killed in the disaster.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois on Tuesday evening and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago.

A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing at least five people as a broad swath of the Midwest and South kept a wary eye out for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail.

Tornado damage west of Marble Hill -photo Missouri Highway Patrol GLEN

The Missouri State Highway Patrol posted an overhead photo of the damage that showed uprooted trees and homes that had been reduced to rubble.

A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing multiple people

The storms threatened a region that includes portions of the country still reeling from deadly weekend weather.

The storms threatened a region that includes portions of the country still reeling from deadly weekend weather.

The storms threatened a region that includes portions of the country still reeling from deadly weekend weather.