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  • This Video of the Illinois EF-4 Tornado Is as Gut-Wrenching as It Gets

    Over the weekend, tornados rocked the midwest – and one of the hardest-hit towns was Washington, Illinois.

    According to FEMA, more than 1,000 homes sustained damage, and at least 6 people were killed in Illinois. In Washington specifically, at least 120 people were injured.

    And Washington resident Marc Wells has provided one of the most harrowing eyewitness accounts of the EF-4 tornado that hit his neighborhood. Seriously, this is absolutely gut-wrenching.

    Sure, the impending tornado and the rush to seek shelter is terrifying – but what gets me is the sheer destruction and the shock of having your home, as well as everything around you, absolutely leveled.

    “Here is what my oldest daughter Josie Taylor Wells And I experienced, I am so glad Kerry Gorman Wells and the other girls were out of town when this storm came through. Very thankful we were not injured,” says Wells in his YouTube upload.

    Scary stuff.

    Image via YouTube

  • Sharknado Is Coming to Theaters, and That’s Awesome…Right?

    If you thought the Sharknado craze was waning, think again. The SyFy network’s B-movie and award winner for most accurate title of all time (it features shark tornados, so, you know) is coming to the big screen.

    According to THR, Sharknado is coming to a cinema near you. Regal Cinemas have announced that they will put on midnight shows around the country on August 2nd. Apparently, the film is coming to roughly 200 theaters around the U.S.

    SyFy has been airing ridiculous (..ly awesome?) made-for-TV movies like this more years, but something about Sharknado struck a chord with the internet – especially on social media sites like Twitter. I guess it had something to do with the sharks and tornados. Go figure.

    “You know how audiences have had fun with Rocky Horror Picture Show over the years. If the internet reactions to this film are any indication, then our moviegoers are primed and ready to enjoy Sharknado larger than life in cinemas,” says Chris Sylvia, Regal’s digital marketing head. “Regal is proud to be giving our guests this chance to fuel the social media whirlwind by inviting friends to come to the show and tweeting reactions.”

    That won’t be the last sharknado you see either, as SyFy has confirmed that they will be making a sequel (working title: Sharknado 2). It’s set to hit the network some time in 2014. The sharks will invade New York City in that sure-to-be-hit.

    And don’t forget Ghost Shark. For the love of all that’s good and holy, don’t you dare forget about Ghost Shark.

  • Garth Brooks Joins Toby Keith, Willie Nelson for Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert

    Garth Brooks will join a handful of big-name country music stars for a benefit concert to help the victims of last month’s devastating tornados in Oklahoma.

    The relief concert is being headlined by Toby Keith and sponsored by Oklahoma country station 106.1 The Twister. Joining Brooks and Keith are Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn.

    The concert will take place on July 6th at Owen Field in Norman, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 21st. All of the proceeds will go the the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s May Tornado Relief Fund.

    Toby Keith grew up in Moore and Garth Brooks was born in Norman.

    “I grew up in Moore, I live in Norman and I’ve got lots of family and friends who were directly affected,” he says. “I know these folks and they’re resilient, but we’re going to keep helping them any way we can. I’m proud to get together with some others from around here who are just as committed as I am to supporting these communities,” said Toby Keith.

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    “Once we got the news that the tornado had hit Toby’s hometown, Miss Yearwood and I told Toby we were at his service for whatever he chose to do,” said Garth Brooks. “I am amazed at the human spirit the tornado victims have shown. I am humbled by the giving of the volunteers. It is an honor to get to be a part of this healing process.”

    The concert will not only help the victims of the tornado in Moore, but will also benefit victims of a later tornado that hit just outside of El Reno, Oklahoma. That tornado was officially the widest one ever recorded in U.S. history.