On the of 3rd, a swept the , a trail of and in its wake. The storm , which at least 15 , left homes and in ruins, while to flee for .

At the heart of the storm was a F5 , the most of , which in rural areas of and . The was said to have wind of up to 230 miles per hour, -like as it small towns and rural .

The of the storm was felt most in the state of , where the F5 on an scale. Towns such as and Coal City were left in ruins, with homes and trees by the sheer force of the winds. of were and lost their lives in the 's path.

As the storm moved , it to cause havoc other such as and Ohio, where it and power . The sheer scale of the also in the of major and , many .

The of the storm has seen a huge to clear and to . have been the clock to those up in the storm and care. of have also been to food and to those by the storm.

the of , many have been left to basic such as food, water and . As the scale of the by the storm , have been about the long-term on .

The has also the need for more to . While are an and often , there are steps that can be taken to their . These the of in homes and , as well as codes to that are to such .

At a time when the world is with the COVID-19 , the as a stark of the need to for the . While it may be to when and where will occur, we can take steps to that our are to cope with their .

As the in the wake of the , it is to see come to one . , the long-term of the storm will be felt for years to come. It is our duty as and to that we take steps to such , and to to those by their .