Trey and Meghan Rackley Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home as storms raged "Her stomach was distended, and they were looking to make sure that she didn't have some kind of belly bleed," Hooker says. 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. (Dec. 13), A woman threw a house party with 65 men she matched with on Tinder and Hinge and connected with the man she's been dating for a year. The front door was in a tree behind the house. Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around "in the tornado," Hooker said. 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. She loved dancing.. Following a morning of thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain and strong winds, the threat of tornadoes loomed late Monday morning over parts of the Chicago area as the National Weather Service issued warning and watches spanning from DuPage County in Illinois to Porter County in Indiana. The photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. When Annistyn Rackley was born with a rare liver disease that required major surgery at just 2 months old, small-town Caruthersville, Missouri hard against the Mississippi River in the rural southeast corner of the state poured out its heart to raise funds for the family's medical expenses. ", "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. But a devastating tornado that struck the area in 2006 had made the parents storm-aware, and even before the move, the family had designated safe spaces in their homes in case another storm approached. And her grandmother assured her that she was not gonna die," continues Hooker. The little girls' eyes were just absolutely matted together with mud.". YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 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. Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. "In spite of everything, she was just always so brave, just you would never know, she was always smiling. 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. So God gave us a miracle with Anni. Legal Statement. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. See Heartbreaking Photos of the Tornado Devastation in Kentucky, Illinois and More States, Remembering Victims of Deadly Tornado Outbreak: Navy Veteran, 'Loving' Grandma of 4 and More, Texas School Shooting: What We Know About the Victims, Jason Crabb Invites Kentucky Tornado Victim and Viral Piano Player Jordan Baize to Play the Opry, Mo. "Where's their safe place going to be? "She was born with biliary atresia. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. "But I do believe a miracles. Hookers 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. But update shortly after that indicated that "the severe weather threat appears to be diminishing. 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 She was the strongest kid.". She loved life and loved people," Hooker added. Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her home. 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. All rights reserved. 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. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. However, that watch soon turned into a warning across Jasper, Newton, Porter and LaPorte counties. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, 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. 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. 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.". You could just tell how much it affected her. We celebrate our miracle, Meghan doing so well, when originally we didnt even know if she would ever wake up, Meghans mother, Pamela Proctor Moore, told KAIT8s Chris Carter. Mike Parsons office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. "And he's been shaken terribly from the tornado. Trey was released morning after the storm. According to the NWS, quarter-sized hail is also possible in those areas. Legal Statement. Lee's stance on anti-drag law, Man dead after pedestrian crash on East Shelby Drive, More storms expected today with severe weather possible late tonight, Everything you need to know to prepare for severe weather, Florida father & son killed on hunting trip during storms in Tennessee, Kentucky safety agency to investigate tornado deaths at candle factory, Federal disaster declared after deadly storms in Tennessee, 'Im drying them out trying not to cry': Tornado survivors salvage pictures, any memories after neighborhood wiped out. 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. Annistyn Rackley was photographed clutching a doll while huddled next to her sister in the family's bathtub while her other sister kneeled in front of them. Her nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, was killed by the tornado. There's some good news, though: temperatures are expected to be nearly 15 degrees above average, with highs in the 50s. A young girl, pictured in a photo taken during Saturday's severe weather in Missouri, died during the storm, a family member confirmed. "There are no words. "And she'll never be forgotten by us.". Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 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The middle child, Avalinn, or Ava, had broken vertebrae in her back and was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, Hooker said. The middle child, Avalinn, or Ava, had broken vertebrae in her back and was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, Hooker said. And she said, 'I prayed to Jesus to take care of me. But their nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, did not survive. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. EYEWITNESS TO DEADLY KENTUCKY TORNADO DISCUSSES STATE OF COMMUNITY: WE LOST OUR HISTORY. ", "He found Ava, and the 7-year-old is precocious and has, in my opinion, a near photographic memory," Hooker adds. A young girl, pictured in a photo taken during Saturday's severe weather in Missouri, died during the storm, a family member confirmed. Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. Legal Statement. Mike Parsons office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. She was killed Friday night when a tornado slammed into her home in Caruthersville, Missouri, as she, her parents, Trey and Meghan Rackley, and her sisters, Avalinn, 7, and Lani, 3, sought shelter in the windowless bathroom of the residence they just moved into a week ago, relatives told the Associated Press. But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. or redistributed. "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. If you are interested in helping, CLICK HERE. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. She said she talked to the girl's mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. 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. Hooker said Annistyns parents learned when she was 2 months old that she had a rare liver disorder in which bile ducts dont develop properly, sometimes making it hard to fight off illness. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. Trey was flung by the howling winds into the wet mud. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. When all is said and done, forecast models show rain totals are likely to clock in over an inch, with 1.18 inches predicted at O'Hare International Airport. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! And I texted her and said, 'The sirens are going off.' Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her home. The Rackley family also received gift cards from the former President and his family as Christmas gifts. 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. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). Now the community of 6,000 is rallying for the Rackleys again this time with prayer, as a tornado spawned by a wave of storms that left destruction and death across six states Friday night killed the 9-year-old and left her mother, Meghan, a kindergarten teacher, unresponsive in the hospital with multiple broken bones and a traumatic brain injury. Amid Meghan's fight, the family is keeping vigil while they and their community make plans for Annistyn's funeral. Hooker said Meghan Rackley's injuries included broken bones, a brain injury and a large cut, and she's asking people to pray for the 32-year-old mother. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Sandra Hooker shared a picture of the family's three young girls taken just minutes before the storm hit Caruthersville, located along the Mississippi River near the Tennessee border. 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. And so here she is at 9, living a full life. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. (Meghan Rackley, courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around in the tornado, Ms Hooker said. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 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.. In this undated photo provided by Sandra Hooker, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. ", "Trey said Lani had gotten out of the tub and he got on top of her, on the floor," adds Hooker. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, died, one of dozens killed in five states. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), AMAZON WAREHOUSE COLLAPSE IN ILLINOIS: ALL MISSING PEOPLE NOW ACCOUNTED FOR, POLICE SAY. "Their house is splintered," she told The Associated Press during a telephone interview. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. Hooker reflected on the 9-year-old's perseverance in her young life, following a diagnosis of a rare live disease. "Meghan is fighting for her life," says Meghan's aunt, Sandra Hooker, 62, who is also a teacher. From left, Annistyn Rackley with sisters Avalinn and Lani. 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. "They told her, yes, her mommy's alive. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a "special angel," recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. 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. "Then she said, 'Then I'll have to be the big sister to Lani.'". West of St. Louis, 84-year-old Ollie Borgmann, described as a sweet and "typical grandmother," died at a hospital after a tornado on Friday blew the Defiance, Missouri, home she shared with her 84-year-old husband, Vernon, off its foundation. "Her car was moved probably 30, 40 feet from where it was and turned around. He wanted to turn over Annistyn's favorite blanket, thick as it was with mud stains after being found in the field. 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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. On Monday night, after family members who picked through the debris of the Rackley home found the torn front page of Annistyn's Bible engraved with her name, along with a doll she especially treasured, a Pemiscot County Sheriff's deputy knocked on Hooker's door. Market data provided by Factset. "She was the best kid. Her father, Trey Rackley, a 37-year-old trucking company dispatcher, suffered cuts and bruises and remains sore and sometimes in shock, Hooker said. ", "That Friday afternoon, everything had been canceled Christmas parties, ball games because we were expecting the bad weather," continues Hooker. (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.. West of St. Louis, 84-year-old Ollie Borgmann, described as a sweet and typical grandmother, died at a hospital after a tornado on Friday blew the Defiance, Missouri, home she shared with her 84-year-old husband, Vernon, off its foundation. (Stephanie Greenwell) The loss, it is exponential, Mandi Alexander, a long-time friend of Meghan Rackleys, said. "She loved dancing.". Copyright 2023 ec Estudio Integral. The photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). However, the entire Chicago area has seen heavy, on-and-off downpours throughout the morning. And she didn't act like she was disabled or handicapped in any way. 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. Annistyn's father, Trey Rackley, suffered cuts and bruises. 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. 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. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Ms Hooker teach. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, All rights reserved. A MOM took a heartbreaking final snap of her daughter holding onto her favorite doll to show she was safe before a series of deadly tornadoes hit the Midwest. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), Memphis LGBTQ+ activists protest Gov. ", "But Ava had been asking about her mother, 'Is mommy alive?'" During surgery for deep lacerations to her abdomen, one of Meghan's lungs collapsed, then the other, and now she's breathing with the aid of a tracheotomy, her aunt says. Ms Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), BIDEN TO TRAVEL TO KENTUCKY TO SURVEY DAMAGE FROM EXTREME WEATHER. 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. On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. All rights reserved. The Caruthersville community held a service Sunday to honor Annistyn Rackley and keep her family in their thoughts. Earlier reports showed the strongest parts of the storm likely to be in southern Kankakee county and into Northwest Indiana. EXCELENTE OPORTUNIDAD DEPARTAMENTO CNTRICO EN COSQUIN, OPORTUNIDAD CHALET VILLA MIRADOR DEL LAGO. That tornado just spit me out and threw me in the ground, in the mud.'". A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. 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. He and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna, are no longer in the hospital. "He immediately got up and started trying to find his family, because there's not a better daddy in this world, not a better husband, even though he has a broken vertebrae and a broken rib and all these cuts and abrasions and things on his body," Hooker says. "And God can give us a miracle with Meghan.". Market data provided by Factset. 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. Tight rotation in this area may produce a brief tornado at any moment. 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