Meghan is currently in rehab in Cape Girardeau. The family's home was hit by a massive tornado on Friday night. Annistyn's father, Trey Rackley, suffered cuts and bruises. A miracle recovery: Mother severely hurt in Decembers tornado released from hospital, Police investigating after student brings gun to school, NEA fares well at 5A State Swimming Championships, 2023 2A State Basketball Tournament: Marmaduke girls beat Rison in 1st Round, 2023 2A State Basketball Tournament: Bay boys beat Dierks in 1st Round, 2023 2A State Basketball Tournament: Rector boys beat Acorn in 1st Round, 2023 2A State Basketball Tournament: Earle boys beat Junction City in 1st Round. Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. In this undated photo provided by Sandra Hooker, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. As the tornado threw him outside, Rackley said he held on to his youngest daughter - 3-year-old Lani - and braced for impact. 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. Mike Parsons office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. I would just gasp because she could do the splits all the time, and she would just laugh, Hooker said. ", "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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. ", "Trey said Lani had gotten out of the tub and he got on top of her, on the floor," adds Hooker. Gov Mike Parson s office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/jjEInxieGQ. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, killing one of the children. "They told her, yes, her mommy's alive. Trey was released morning after the storm. Ms Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. More shocking was a trailer which had been parked 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "All of them were absolutely covered in mud from head to toe," Hooker says of the immediate aftermath. According to the NWS, quarter-sized hail is also possible in those areas. Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home on Friday evening. The stuff was just strewn everywhere.". Girl sheltering with family killed in tornado. Kentucky tornado: Facebook groups race to reunite people with belongings including boats, bills and photos found strewn more than 100 miles away, 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. "They brought in a specialist to clean the debris out of her eyes. Trey's Jeep was probably a hundred yards from the house where it had been parked. Hooker said it was Annistyn's favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. "They brought Baby MawMaw to me, and Im cleaning her up so that Ava can have Baby MawMaw," she said. "And God can give us a miracle with Meghan.". Hooker said she and others are relying on their faith, especially after hearing what the surviving middle daughter Ava told doctors. 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.". ", "And then as she recovered, she said, 'Am I gonna die?' Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. Mike Parsons office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. Their house is splintered, she told The Associated Press during a telephone interview. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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. According to forecast models, the chance for such weather will be the highest south of the Kankakee River, and along and south of Interstate 80, forecast models show. "And he's been shaken terribly from the tornado. Lote en Mirador del Lago:3.654 m2.Excelente vista al Lago, LOTE EN EL CONDADO DE 1430 m2, EN COSQUIN. 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. Trey was flung by the howling winds into the wet mud. However, around 5 a.m. Monday, lightning, thunder and rain were widespread across the area, stretching from McHenry County to Central Cook and into Northwest Indiana. 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. 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. The National Weather Service later confirmed two "brief tornadoes" touched down in two Chicago suburbs during the storms. 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. 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. The body of Annistyn Rackley, nine, was found in a field after the twister devastated her parents' home near Caruthersville, southeast Missouri on Friday. So God gave us a miracle with Anni. or redistributed. "When she got to the hospital and the doctors and the nurses asked her, do you know what happened to you? "They had abrasions and scrapes, bruises, lacerations, little cuts. A young girl, pictured in a photo taken during Saturday's severe weather in Missouri, died during the storm, a family member confirmed. The rain will subside in the evening, when the focus will shift to the wind, the NBC 5 Storm Team says, with strong gusts expected across most of the region. She did cartwheels and splits in front of Hooker. 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. 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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.". Rain and embedded storms will continue, mainly this morning before activity diminishes in the afternoon. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. 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. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Ms Hooker teach. 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. With your steadfast spirit, and the unwavering strength and support of your wonderful family and many friends, your future potential is limitless.. 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. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. "Their house is splintered," she told The Associated Press during a telephone interview. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). MISSOURI GIRL, PICTURED 15 MINUTES BEFORE TORNADO HIT, FOUND DEAD IN FIELD DOZENS OF YARDS AWAY, 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. Her mom and her dad encouraged her and supported her to live life to the full.". 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. Their house is splintered, she told The Associated Press. She loved dancing.. 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. MEMPHIS, Tenn. A Missouri family took a direct hit from the tornado on Dec. 10. Mike Parson's office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. "I prayed to Jesus for him to take care of me and that tornado spit me out into the mud," a 7-year-old reportedly told doctors. They brought Baby MawMaw to me, and Im cleaning her up so that Ava can have Baby MawMaw, she said. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a "special angel," recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. "We are believing for a miracle, so we are going to say that we are optimistic that she will pull through. "Her car was moved probably 30, 40 feet from where it was and turned around. The photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. 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. Tight rotation in this area may produce a brief tornado at any moment. Additionally, there were reports that a "brief tornado" touched down in DuPage County, and reports of wind damage from a "possible tornado in Kendall County. Ky. Tornado Survivors Speak Out as Death Toll Hits 64: 'I Kept Praying, Please Let Me Get to My Kids'. "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. 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. 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. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, steady, heavy rain is expected to continue developing throughout the morning, impacting roads and highways as commuters make their way to work. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. All rights reserved. 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. St. Charles County, Missouri police warning looters that trespassing and theft will result in prosecution as recovery efforts continue. COMPLEJO DE 4 DEPARTAMENTOS CON POSIBILIDAD DE RENTA ANUAL, HERMOSA PROPIEDAD A LA VENTA EN PLAYAS DE ORO, CON EXCELENTE VISTA, CASA CON AMPLIO PARQUE Y PILETA A 4 CUADRAS DE RUTA 38, COMPLEJO TURISTICO EN Va. CARLOS PAZ. She was the strongest kid.". Eighty percent of the children with this disease have to have a liver transplant by the time they are 18. 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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. And we all agreed that they had an interior bathroom with no windows [in the new home]. She texted back, and then she texted me again. "There are no words. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). This video is Ms Hooker said Annistyns parents learned when she was two months old that she had a rare liver disorder in which bile ducts dont develop properly, sometimes making it hard to fight off illness. We need continued prayers for Meghans improvement and getting her settled in a new normal when she gets to come home.. Market data provided by Factset. If you are interested in helping, CLICK HERE. Gov. #inwx https://t.co/OYyRAjX82B. Ms Hooker called Annistyn a special angel, recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Market data provided by Factset. The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado caused that damage , which has left the family to count their blessings, despite extensive damage to their home. 1:41. 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. Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri "The child psychologist came into the room and helped her grandmother tell her. 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