All rights reserved. She loved dancing.. "There's debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.". See the damage of the tornado that tore through Kentucky and other states, Kentucky tornado survivors share stories of their terrifying experience, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. And she didn't act like she was disabled or handicapped in any way. So God gave us a miracle with Anni. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. Another Tornado Warning has been issued for northern Jasper and southeast Porter counties in Indiana. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. Trey and his youngest daughter survived, but the impact left his wife Meghan in a coma in a Missouri hospital, his 7-year-old daughter in a Memphis hospital, and claimed the life of his oldest daughter, Annistyn. LOTE EN VA PARQUE SIQUIMAN A 2 CUADRAS DE LAGO SAN ROQUE. Hooker said she and others are relying on their faith, especially after hearing what the surviving middle daughter Ava told doctors. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. 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Just before 10 a.m., a Tornado warning was issued for central DuPage County, "with a thunderstorm capable of producing a brief spin-up tornado over Warrenville and Naperville.". 7-year-old Avalinn Rackley broke her vertebrae in the same storm that destroyed her family home and took the life of her older sister.. After a successful surgery on Wednesday, "Where I felt like I was losing the grip on her and I let my phone go and I grabbed her and pulled her back in, and next thing I know we were dropped in a field," Rackley said. He and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna, are no longer in the hospital. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Ms Hooker teach. And it was like the house 'popped. 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In this Dec. 10, 2021, photo provided by Sandra Hooker, from left, Avalinn Rackley, 7, Alanna Rackley, 3, and Annistyn Rackley, 9, pose for a picture in a bathroom in their home near Caruthersville, Missouri. Amid Meghan's fight, the family is keeping vigil while they and their community make plans for Annistyn's funeral. "But I do believe a miracles. "Maybe she won't be forgotten too quickly," she says. Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. As the storm moves to the east, Monday after 12 p.m. is expected to be mainly dry, with a slight chance of isolated showers in some areas through the evening commute. In this photo provided by Sandra Hooker, from left, Avalinn Rackley, 7, Alanna Rackley, 3, and Annistyn Rackley, 9, pose for a picture in a bathroom in their home near Caruthersville, Missouri. The other family members were injured, but survived. Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around "in the tornado," Hooker said. The roof is gone from Don Rackley's home, and on Tuesday evening, rain was falling directly into his house. ", "But Ava had been asking about her mother, 'Is mommy alive?'" She has several broken vertebrae in her back, and they are going to be putting in some rods and things on Wednesday morning. In Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri, bordering Arkansas and Kentucky, where the Rackleys live, the sheriffs office did not immediately return telephone messages Monday seeking comment about the storm that destroyed the Rackleys home. But he gets up and powers through it, and is hunting in the mud for his family. After Ava reached a hospital in Memphis, Hooker said, she learned from family there that the young girl had told doctors and nurses, I was flying around in the tornado and I prayed to Jesus to take care of me, and he spit me out and the tornado spit me out into the mud.. Trey was released morning after the storm. "I don't know if I was flying but to me if felt more like I was getting dragged," Rackley said. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. She loved dancing.. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, killing one of the children. Hooker said Meghan Rackleys injuries included broken bones, a brain injury and a large cut, and shes asking people to pray for the 32-year-old mother. Designed by, INVERSORES! All rights reserved. There's some good news, though: temperatures are expected to be nearly 15 degrees above average, with highs in the 50s. As the tornado threw him outside, Rackley said he held on to his youngest daughter - 3-year-old Lani - and braced for impact. Our hearts are shattered over the loss of Annistyn, Proctor Moore said. The photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. But she said Annistyn still was full of energy and delighted in donning outfits and makeup for cheer competitions and learning new dances from TikTok. Loved ones said the Friday night storm in Caruthersville, Missouri - about 75 miles north of Memphis - killed nine-year-old Annistyn Rackley and put the mother, Meghan Rackley, in a coma. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, The little girls' eyes were just absolutely matted together with mud.". If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. "She loved dancing.". December 13, 2021, 9:16 PM. In this undated photo provided by Sandra Hooker, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. They had an acre lot surrounded on three sides by a field. "There was a lot of loud, loud noises and banging," Rackley recalled on what he felt and heard Friday night, minutes before the tornado made a direct hit on their home. The entire Rackley family took refuge in their bathroom before a tornado-one of more than 30 storms that ravaged through five states-lifted the home and deposited it into a field. More shocking was a trailer which had been parked But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Ms Hooker teaches gifted students at the same elementary school where Meghan Rackley teaches kindergarten in Caruthersville, which is nestled next to the Mississippi River in whats known as Missouris Bootheel region. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Her great aunt said that the diagnosis never held her back, and she was encouraged by her sisters and her parents to live life to the fullest. In this photo taken Dec. 10 photo provided by Sandra Hooker, Avalinn Rackley, 7, left, Alanna Rackley, 3, and Annistyn Rackley, 9, pose for a picture in a bathroom in their home near Caruthersville, Missouri. Market data provided by Factset. ", "I believe she was an angel walking among us, because she was so kind and sweet and loving and caring, not just to me, but to everyone," she says. "They told her, yes, her mommy's alive. And that would be the safest place. Hooker said that the girls mother is "fighting for her life" and unresponsive in the hospital after sustaining severe brain trauma, broken bones, and deep lacerations. Hooker teaches gifted students at the same elementary school where Meghan Rackley teaches kindergarten in Caruthersville, which is nestled next to the Mississippi River in what's known as Missouri's Bootheel region. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. From left, Annistyn Rackley with sisters Avalinn and Lani. The family's home was hit by a massive tornado on Friday night. Hooker said after a prayer vigil Sunday, searchers in the field near the Rackleys house found the doll that Annistyn was holding in the photo. She told 'em yes. ", "And then as she recovered, she said, 'Am I gonna die?' Although much of the area will see rain, thunder, lightning and gusty winds, other parts will see stronger storms with damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. Hooker said it was Annistyns favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. Their house is splintered, she told The Associated Press during a telephone interview. Those included one in far western Joliet and one on the far north side of Naperville. "I was flying around in that tornado," said Avalinn Rackley, 7, whose 9-year-old sister Annistyn was killed near Caruthersville. "I prayed to Jesus to take care of me." Tornadoes also roared through both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the St Louis area, as well as the Memphis, Tennessee, area and parts of Arkansas and Illinois. "All of them were absolutely covered in mud from head to toe," Hooker says of the immediate aftermath. But she adds that finding those three specific, tangible pieces from the girl's life are a comfort. One confirmed death in Missouri was a nine-year-old girl, Annistyn Rackley Her two sisters and parents survived when their house was destroyed by a tornado At least 88 people have died across five states as tornadoes ripped through multiple United States communities in the South and Midwest. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, died, one of dozens killed in five states. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. "Sometime during this conversation, she Snapchatted that picture of the girls in the tub. The middle child, Avalinn, or Ava, had broken vertebrae in her back and was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, Hooker said. Fifteen minutes later, Sandra Hooker said, a tornado splintered the home, carrying the family members dozens of yards through the air into a field where first responders found them in mud. And she texted back and she said, 'I'm in the bathroom.' (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). EYEWITNESS TO DEADLY KENTUCKY TORNADO DISCUSSES STATE OF COMMUNITY: WE LOST OUR HISTORY. Annistyn's father, Trey Rackley, suffered cuts and bruises. He wanted to turn over Annistyn's favorite blanket, thick as it was with mud stains after being found in the field. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), BIDEN TO TRAVEL TO KENTUCKY TO SURVEY DAMAGE FROM EXTREME WEATHER. A heartbreaking photo shows a young girl sheltering in a bathtub with her sisters moments before she was killed by a tornado as devastating storms ripped across the central US last weekend. Sandra Hooker was texting with her niece Meghan about the tornado sirens going off in town when she last spoke with her. Get ready.' 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Hooker described Annistyn as an outgoing, loving, and creative young girl that loved dancing and cheerleading. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 0:00. Tuesday morning, ABC24 Memphis spoke with the children's father, Trey Rackley. Hooker said that Annistyn Rackleys family hadnt yet unpacked from their move Dec. 4 from Caruthersville to their new home along Highway J, just west of the city. The Rackley family also received gift cards from the former President and his family as Christmas gifts. ", "He found Ava, and the 7-year-old is precocious and has, in my opinion, a near photographic memory," Hooker adds. The familys home was destroyed as they were carried into the air by the twister, landing in a field where This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home as storms raged across the middle of the country. She said she bonded with Annistyn during doctors visits and blood draws and said the girl liked to draw with chalk on the cement of her carport. All rights reserved (About Us). Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, died, one of dozens killed in five states. Earlier Monday, forecast models waivered on the severity of the storm, with the NWS early Monday indicating that "a brief tornado or two" could not be ruled out. "She was born with biliary atresia. But she said Annistyn still was full of energy and delighted in donning outfits and makeup for cheer competitions and learning new dances from TikTok. "And he's been shaken terribly from the tornado. Hooker said Annistyn's parents learned when she was 2 months old that she had a rare liver disorder in which bile ducts don't develop properly, sometimes making it hard to fight off illness. This video is Girl sheltering with family killed in tornado. The other family members were injured but survived. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). And she sent me a Snapchat picture of the girls in the bathtub. 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The familys home was destroyed as they were carried into the air by the twister, landing in a field where they were found in the mud by first responders. Her mom and her dad encouraged her and supported her to live life to the full.". Hooker reflected on the 9-year-old's perseverance in her young life, following a diagnosis of a rare live disease. Her father, Trey Rackley, a 37-year-old trucking company dispatcher, suffered cuts and bruises and remains sore and sometimes in shock, Hooker said. Family and friends set up a donation drive to assist the Rackleys with medical expenses and funds to help them find a new home. Tornado victims include granddad who 'stole the show', Tornado-slammed parts of Kentucky face long recovery, Storm victims include Missouri girl, aunt's 'special angel', Kentucky tornado - latest: Death toll hits 88 amid claims workers were threatened with firing as storm neared. And we all agreed that they had an interior bathroom with no windows [in the new home]. Rackleys middle daughter, Ava, was seriously injured in the storm and had to undergo several spinal surgeries. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a special angel, recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. After Ava reached a hospital in Memphis, Hooker said, she learned from family there that the young girl had told doctors and nurses, I was flying around in the tornado and I prayed to Jesus to take care of me, and he spit me out and the tornado spit me out into the mud.. On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around in the tornado, Hooker said. To prove they were in their safe space with the storm approaching Friday evening, the girls mom texted her Aunt Sandy a photo of the three in and next to the bathtub all of them smiling, with 9-year-old Annistyn holding her favorite doll. ", "That Friday afternoon, everything had been canceled Christmas parties, ball games because we were expecting the bad weather," continues Hooker. Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her home. Hooker said that Annistyn Rackley's family hadn't yet unpacked from their move Dec. 4 from Caruthersville to their new home along Highway J, just west of the city. Tornadoes also roared through both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the St. Louis area, as well as the Memphis, Tennessee, area and parts of Arkansas and Illinois. The great aunt of a nine-year-old Missouri girl killed last week in the deadly tornado outbreak across the Midwest shared the moments leading up to the tragedy in an emotional "Fox & Friends" interview Wednesday. (Stephanie Greenwell) The loss, it is exponential, Mandi Alexander, a long-time friend of Meghan Rackleys, said. In Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri, bordering Arkansas and Kentucky, where the Rackleys live, the sheriff's office did not immediately return telephone messages Monday seeking comment about the storm that destroyed the Rackleys' home. "Some rain could be heavy at times, and a few storms could be on the strong/severe side during the morning hours," NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman says. (KAIT) The family of a woman severely hurt when deadly tornadoes hit the town of Braggadocio said the young mother is out of the hospital, describing her recovery as a miracle.. 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Hooker's account of what happened to the Rackleys came from talking to law enforcement and first responders who were at the scene after the tornado and found family members in the field. "And she'll never be forgotten by us.". #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/jjEInxieGQ. Although widespread rain is expected to come to an end around noon, some isolated showers are possible in the afternoon. The front door was in a tree behind the house. She said she bonded with Annistyn during doctor's visits and blood draws and said the girl liked to draw with chalk on the cement of her carport. Hooker said that Annistyn Rackleys family hadnt yet unpacked from their move Dec. 4 from Caruthersville to their new home along Highway J, just west of the city. Meghan, 32, her husband Trey, 37, and their three girls Annistyn and younger siblings Avalinn, 7, and Lani, 3 had moved to their new home outside of Caruthersville just one week before the tornado leveled it. She said she bonded with Annistyn during doctors visits and blood draws and said the girl liked to draw with chalk on the cement of her carport. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Family of Missouri Tornado Victim Annistyn Rackley Pays Tribute Human Interest Younger Sibling of 9-Year-Old Missouri Tornado Victim: Now 'I'll Have to Be the Legal Statement. She did cartwheels and splits in front of Hooker. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. But their nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, did not survive. While some winds are expected to remain Tuesday, the day will shape up to be much more comfortable and peaceful, with partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 50s. Ava Rackley, 7, had huddled in the bathtub with her two sisters, 3-year-old Lonnie, and 9-year-old Annistyn. The Rackley family endures tremendous tragedy and heartbreak after a tornado ripped through their Missouri home on Friday, killing nine-year-old Annistyn and injuring her two younger sisters and parents. The middle child, Avalinn, or Ava, had broken vertebrae in her back and was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, Ms Hooker said. Fifteen minutes later, Sandra Hooker said, a tornado splintered the home, carrying the family members dozens of yards through the air into a field where first responders found them in mud. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a special angel, recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri But their nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, did not survive. At a young age, she was diagnosed with a rare liver disease that required repeated hospital stays. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado., 'It's devastating':See the damage of the tornado that tore through Kentucky and other states, Nation:Kentucky tornado survivors share stories of their terrifying experience. Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackley's grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "And she did," Hooker tells PEOPLE, "right up till the tornado killed her. We need continued prayers for Meghans improvement and getting her settled in a new normal when she gets to come home.. (Meghan Rackley, courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). She said she bonded with Annistyn during doctors visits and blood draws and said the girl liked to draw with chalk on the cement of her carport. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. To prove they were in their "safe space" with the storm approaching Friday evening, the girls mom texted her Aunt Sandy a photo of the three in and next to the bathtub all of them smiling, 9-year-old Annistyn holding her favorite doll. The other family members were injured, but survived. IDEAL OPORTUNIDAD DE INVERSION, CODIGO 4803 OPORTUNIDAD!! Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. Gov. Ms Hooker said Meghan Rackleys injuries included broken bones, a brain injury and a large cut, and shes asking people to pray for the 32-year-old mother. That tornado just spit me out and threw me in the ground, in the mud.'". An extended Missouri family is grieving, after a tornado ripped through their home this weekend, claiming a young life and changed the lives of the survivors forever. But update shortly after that indicated that "the severe weather threat appears to be diminishing. 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