"Meghan is fighting for her life," says Meghan's aunt, Sandra Hooker, 62, who is also a teacher. 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. Her mom and her dad encouraged her and supported her to live life to the full.". On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. Although widespread rain is expected to come to an end around noon, some isolated showers are possible in the afternoon. Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around "in the tornado," Hooker said. #inwx https://t.co/OYyRAjX82B. December 13, 2021, 9:16 PM. 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 and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home as storms raged across the country's midsection. Lani, the youngest, was released from the hospital Sunday, but still with hairline fractures in her vertebrae, Hooker says. Seven-year-old Avalinn told doctors she flew around in the tornado, Hooker said. 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. 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. 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 The photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. '", "They knew that this was gonna come," says Hooker. She said, 'I was flying around in that tornado.' Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, died, one of dozens killed in five states. Annistyn was a bubbly little girl, her great aunt Sandra Hooker told People . Her nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, was killed by the tornado. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. There's some good news, though: temperatures are expected to be nearly 15 degrees above average, with highs in the 50s. 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. "We've talked about it several times," Hooker says. Here's why. Rain and embedded storms will continue, mainly this morning before activity diminishes in the afternoon. Hooker reflected on the 9-year-old's perseverance in her young life, following a diagnosis of a rare live disease. "In spite of everything, she was just always so brave, just you would never know, she was always smiling. So God gave us a miracle with Anni. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "All of them were absolutely covered in mud from head to toe," Hooker says of the immediate aftermath. They had splinters in their skin. 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. 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. 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. The other family members were injured, but survived. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). 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.". 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. 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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. According to the NWS, that warning expired at 10:15 a.m. Later Monday morning, in parts of southeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, a Tornado watch was issued. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. 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. Trey was flung by the howling winds into the wet mud. ", "Trey said Lani had gotten out of the tub and he got on top of her, on the floor," adds Hooker. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. Hooker said it was Annistyn's favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. For more on the devastating tornadoes that occurred and other top stories, listen below to our daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. 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. (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.. 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. Meghan is currently in rehab in Cape Girardeau. "And she did," Hooker tells PEOPLE, "right up till the tornado killed her. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital doctors are now treating Annistyn's younger sister, 7-year-old Ava, with surgery scheduled Wednesday to treat broken vertebrae in her back. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. But she adds that finding those three specific, tangible pieces from the girl's life are a comfort. (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. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.. 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. Sandra Hooker was texting with her niece Meghan about the tornado sirens going off in town when she last spoke with her. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. "I would just gasp because she could do the splits all the time, and she would just laugh," Hooker said. "Sometime during this conversation, she Snapchatted that picture of the girls in the tub. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Hooker said she and others are relying on their faith, especially after hearing what the surviving middle daughter Ava told doctors. Ms Hooker is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. The entire Rackley family took refuge in their bathroom before a tornado - one of more than 30 storms that ravaged through five states - launched them into the sky Avalinn's older sister, Annistyn, 9, died in the disaster and mother Meghan, 32, suffered sever brain trauma 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. 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. She said it was Annistyns favourite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. can you take me to see Anni? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. That tornado just spit me out and threw me in the ground, in the mud.'". 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. 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. We need continued prayers for Meghans improvement and getting her settled in a new normal when she gets to come home.. 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 home as storms raged across the middle of the country. And she didn't act like she was disabled or handicapped in any way. Mike Parson's office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. 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. 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