Suspected tornadoes tore through parts of southern Indiana and Illinois on Thursday night as the first significant severe weather event in months swept across the Midwest.

Communities were left with widespread damage after what meteorologists believe were multiple tornadoes embedded within powerful thunderstorms.

Footage from storm chaser and photojournalist Brian Emfinger showed extensive destruction near Flat Rock, Ill.

"Homes are moved off their foundations and mobile homes wrapped around trees," Emfinger said.

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