But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, killing one of the children . Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "There are no words. But he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalized. They brought Baby MawMaw to me, and Im cleaning her up so that Ava can have Baby MawMaw, she said. On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. She loved life and loved people," Hooker added. 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. "She said that she knew she was flying around the tornado and she said 'I prayed to Jesus for him to take care of me' and that tornado spit me out into the mud," Hooker said. And I texted her and said, 'The sirens are going off.' The other family members were injured but survived. The middle child, Avalinn, or Ava, had broken vertebrae in her back and was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday, Hooker said. 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. After Ava reached a hospital in Memphis, Ms 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.. 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. 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I would just gasp because she could do the splits all the time, and she would just laugh, Hooker said. "She was just that giving, caring young girl and all of that has been robbed from her," Sandra Hooker, Annisytn's great aunt, told ABC24 Memphis Tuesday afternoon. 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. Hooker said that Annistyn Rackley's family hadn't yet unpacked from their move Dec. 4 from Caruthersville to their new home along Highway J, just west of the city. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. More shocking was a trailer which had been parked Hooker described Annistyn as an outgoing, loving, and creative young girl that loved dancing and cheerleading. Meghan and Trey had discussed it. Market data provided by Factset. Ava was still in pediatric intensive care as of Monday afternoon. 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. Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her home. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), Aunt shares tragic story of 9-year-old Missouri girl killed by tornado as mom fights for her life. So God gave us a miracle with Anni. Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. ", "There's very little left," she explains. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), BIDEN TO TRAVEL TO KENTUCKY TO SURVEY DAMAGE FROM EXTREME WEATHER. "And he's been shaken terribly from the tornado. Market data provided by Factset. 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. "They told her, yes, her mommy's alive. "And God can give us a miracle with Meghan.". 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. 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After a series of violent storms devastated many midwestern and southern communities last week, one young injured girl is inspiring the masses with her bravery. But their nine-year-old daughter, Annistyn, did not survive. Although widespread rain is expected to come to an end around noon, some isolated showers are possible in the afternoon. "The loss, it is exponential," Mandi Alexander, a friend of Meghan's, said at an emotional gathering of some 200 people Sunday at a riverside park to memorialize the young girl, TV station KAIT reported. ", "And then as she recovered, she said, 'Am I gonna die?' Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. 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 is the sister of Meghan Rackleys grandmother, and she said she and Annistyn, or Anni, grew close over the past four years. 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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "About 7:23, I texted Meghan and I told her, 'The storms are about 15 minutes away. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). And while the NWS earlier Monday said the threat of severe weather was "diminishing," a a slew of tornado watches and warnings were issued throughout the 10 a.m. hour. or redistributed. There's some good news, though: temperatures are expected to be nearly 15 degrees above average, with highs in the 50s. Trey was flung by the howling winds into the wet mud. 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. "And she did," Hooker tells PEOPLE, "right up till the tornado killed her. Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her home. 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. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, killing one of the children. Her father, Trey Rackley, a 37-year-old trucking company dispatcher, suffered cuts and bruises and remains sore and sometimes in shock, Hooker said. She has several broken vertebrae in her back, and they are going to be putting in some rods and things on Wednesday morning. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "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. 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. As the tornado threw him outside, Rackley said he held on to his youngest daughter - 3-year-old Lani - and braced for impact. 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. "There's debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.". We need continued prayers for Meghans improvement and getting her settled in a new normal when she gets to come home.. can you take me to see Anni? The trees in the front yard were uprooted. CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. Hooker said it was Annistyn's favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. 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. AMAZON EMPLOYEE ALMOST PICKED UP SHIFT BEFORE TORNADO STRUCK WAREHOUSE, KILLING CO-WORKERS. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/jjEInxieGQ. "I was flying around in that tornado," said Avalinn Rackley, 7, whose 9-year-old sister Annistyn was killed near Caruthersville. "I prayed to Jesus to take care of me." '", Trey told her that the chaos sounded like a loud train, "and then he was up in the air, and trying to hold Lani. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Trey's Jeep was probably a hundred yards from the house where it had been parked. That tornado just spit me out and threw me in the ground, in the mud.'". 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. Ky. Tornado Survivors Speak Out as Death Toll Hits 64: 'I Kept Praying, Please Let Me Get to My Kids'. 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. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. 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.". The family member is grateful for her community's emotional and financial support to date, as they pray the mother and elementary school teacher pulls through. With your steadfast spirit, and the unwavering strength and support of your wonderful family and many friends, your future potential is limitless.. I would just gasp because she could do the splits all the time, and she would just laugh, Hooker said. Rackleys middle daughter, Ava, was seriously injured in the storm and had to undergo several spinal surgeries. The National Weather Service later confirmed two "brief tornadoes" touched down in two Chicago suburbs during the storms. 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. "She was born with biliary atresia. 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.". Sandra Hooker shares a photo of Annistyn Rackley taken minutes before she was killed in storm. (Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. However, that watch soon turned into a warning across Jasper, Newton, Porter and LaPorte counties. 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. 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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. She did cartwheels and splits in front of Ms Hooker. Gov. Market data provided by Factset. 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. 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. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, was among dozens of people who died because of the severe storm on Friday. And it was like the house 'popped. Hooker also said she talked to the girl's father. The roof is gone from Don Rackley's home, and on Tuesday evening, rain was falling directly into his house. But he gets up and powers through it, and is hunting in the mud for his family. Sandra Hooker was texting with her niece Meghan about the tornado sirens going off in town when she last spoke with her. Ms Hooker also said she talked to the girls father. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. She said she talked to the girls mother, Meghan Rackley, on Friday afternoon about the possibility of bad storms. 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. Early Monday, the NWS reported the severe weather threat most likely to be at its greatest Monday between 7 a.m. and noon, along and south of Interstate 80, potentially extending into Chicago. Legal Statement. 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. The little girls' eyes were just absolutely matted together with mud.". 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. 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Designed by, INVERSORES! Those included one in far western Joliet and one on the far north side of Naperville. Get ready.' They brought Baby MawMaw to me, and Im cleaning her up so that Ava can have Baby MawMaw, she said. Gov Mike Parson s office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. And that would be the safest place. 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. But update shortly after that indicated that "the severe weather threat appears to be diminishing. 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. Here's why. They had splinters in their skin. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.. But whatever happens we know that God's will will be done," Hooker added. 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. On the right, the Rackley family poses for a picture while on a trip to Sedona, Arizona. Trey and Meghan Rackley 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. Hooker said it was Annistyns favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. All rights reserved. Her father, Trey Rackley, a 37-year-old trucking company dispatcher, suffered cuts and bruises and remains sore and sometimes in shock, Ms Hooker said. "The child psychologist came into the room and helped her grandmother tell her. ", "But Ava had been asking about her mother, 'Is mommy alive?'" We are so encouraged by the strength of and determination you have shown during this very difficult time, the letter said. The other family members were injured, but survived. 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 Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. 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. 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. She did cartwheels and splits in front of Hooker. Annistyn Rackley was at home with her mom Meghan, her dad Trey, and her two younger sisters when the tornado hit their home just east of Braggadocio. Mike Parson's office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. "I don't know if I was flying but to me if felt more like I was getting dragged," Rackley said. 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 the central US last weekend. She told 'em yes. 1:41. Ava, 7, had broken vertebrae in her back and is expected to undergo spinal surgery Wednesday. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! "When she got to the hospital and the doctors and the nurses asked her, do you know what happened to you? Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home as storms raged Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. The stuff was just strewn everywhere.". Hooker also said she talked to the girls father. Hooker said Annistyn's parents learned when she was 2 months old that she had a rare liver disorder in which bile ducts don't develop properly, sometimes making it hard to fight off illness. 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 called Annistyn Rackley a "special angel," recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. She said, 'I was flying around in that tornado.' She loved dancing.. 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. 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. ", "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 he and the youngest daughter, 3-year-old Alanna Little Lani are no longer hospitalised. '", "They knew that this was gonna come," says Hooker. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. "And she'll never be forgotten by us.". Girl sheltering with family killed in tornado. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). ", Hooker recalls Ava asking her grandmother, 'Where's Anni? She did cartwheels and splits in front of Hooker. Both the strong storms and heavy rain will likely move out by noon Monday, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. 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Ms Hooker said that Annistyns family hadnt yet unpacked from their 4 December move from Caruthersville to their new home along Highway J, just west of the city. Ms 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. "Maybe she won't be forgotten too quickly," she says. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. "Meghan is fighting for her life," says Meghan's aunt, Sandra Hooker, 62, who is also a teacher. 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. 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. "We've talked about it several times," Hooker says. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. 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. "I just ask everyone to pray that Meghan will wake up and come back to us," said Hooker. She loved dancing.. At a young age, she was diagnosed with a rare liver disease that required repeated hospital stays. 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