She did cartwheels and splits in front of Hooker. Legal Statement. I would just gasp because she could do the splits all the time, and she would just laugh, Hooker said. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. 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. "When she got to the hospital and the doctors and the nurses asked her, do you know what happened to you? 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. 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. The family's home was hit by a massive tornado on Friday night. 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. "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. "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. ", Hooker recalls Ava asking her grandmother, 'Where's Anni? Meghan Rackley was hospitalized for several weeks after the Dec. 10 tornado hit her 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. 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. But he gets up and powers through it, and is hunting in the mud for his family. 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"They brought in a specialist to clean the debris out of her eyes. Legal Statement. Mike Parson's office said that about 30,000 Missouri residents initially were without power. They had an acre lot surrounded on three sides by a field. They brought Baby MawMaw to me, and Im cleaning her up so that Ava can have Baby MawMaw, she said. (Summer Alexander/Meghan Rackley/Courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP), Missouri county police captain on post-storm looting and recovery efforts. "Her car was moved probably 30, 40 feet from where it was and turned around. Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, Her husband and three daughters were thrown from the home, killing one of the children. 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 loved dancing.. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a special angel, recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. 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. "There's debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.". Her father, Trey Rackley, a 37-year-old trucking company dispatcher, suffered cuts and bruises and remains sore and sometimes in shock, Hooker said. 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. "The child psychologist came into the room and helped her grandmother tell her. "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. And I texted her and said, 'The sirens are going off.' 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "And God can give us a miracle with Meghan.". Annistyn also attended the same elementary school where her mom and Hooker teach. See the damage of the tornado that tore through Kentucky and other states, Kentucky tornado survivors share stories of their terrifying experience, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Are the girls going to know? 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. 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 photo was taken by their mother, Meghan Rackley. 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. 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. Hooker said it was Annistyns favorite, and she called it Baby MawMaw. "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." "But I do believe a miracles. 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. The other family members were injured, but survived. Theres debris strewn forever out in the field, and so they were sucked up into the tornado.. A young girl, pictured in a photo taken during Saturday's severe weather in Missouri, died during the storm, a family member confirmed. (Meghan Rackley, courtesy of Sandra Hooker via AP). YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Hooker prays they'll provide further comfort when they are placed in Annistyn's casket and buried alongside her. AMAZON EMPLOYEE ALMOST PICKED UP SHIFT BEFORE TORNADO STRUCK WAREHOUSE, KILLING CO-WORKERS. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. "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 he's been shaken terribly from the tornado. Example video title will go here for this video. The little girls' eyes were just absolutely matted together with mud.". 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. 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. '", "They knew that this was gonna come," says Hooker. "We've talked about it several times," Hooker says. Annistyn Rackley, 9, poses for a picture while attending a cheerleading competition in Arizona. Hooker reflected on the 9-year-old's perseverance in her young life, following a diagnosis of a rare live disease. (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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Annistyn, a third-grader who loved swimming, dancing and cheerleading, died, one of dozens killed in five states. Hooker called Annistyn Rackley a special angel, recalling the girl as outgoing and energetic despite a rare liver condition that required regular doctors visits. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, and an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, were hit. Hooker added that she would often call Annistyn an "angel among us.". 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. Sandra Hooker was texting with her niece Meghan about the tornado sirens going off in town when she last spoke with her. "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. St. Charles County, Missouri police warning looters that trespassing and theft will result in prosecution as recovery efforts continue. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. And it was like the house 'popped. Meghan and Trey had discussed it. The great aunt of a nine-year-old Missouri girl killed last week in the deadly tornado outbreak across the Midwest shared the moments leading up to the tragedy in an emotional "Fox & Friends" interview Wednesday. Copyright 2022 KAIT. 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