Emergency crews comb through some of the damage after a severe storm hit Harrisburg in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The severe pre-dawn storm pounded portions of southern Illinois. Several deaths have been reported in Harrisburg, and the storm left the city's medical center scrambling to treat an influx of injured, the hospital's top administrator said.

AP photo by Paul Newton, The Southern Illinoisan  (Click on picture for larger image.)

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