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November 17, 2013 — Washington, Illinois. There is no mistaking this. The tornado is visible immediately, and large, violent, and coming straight toward a home. What you hear next isn’t thunder. It’s the sound of extreme wind accelerating as the circulation tightens near the ground. That chainsaw-like roar comes from wind being forced through debris, structures, and the landscape at incredible speed. As pressure drops and inflow intensifies, everything nearby is pulled into the vortex. The impac