"I think my attitude was in the next minute and a half, we're either going to be in Heaven, we're going to be in the hospital or we're going to walk out of here. Completely in the Lord's hands…" -Steve Bucher, Washington, IL resident.

(Midwest USA)—According to reports, Sunday's deadly weather outbreak carried with it "dozens" of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms that ravaged a path through the Midwestern US. (Photo: David Zalaznik/Journal Star/AP/CNN)

The storms tore through Missouri, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, but perhaps the hardest hit was Illinois, where in the city of Washington some 400 homes were destroyed or damaged.

The Washington tornado has since been rated as an F-4, packing winds of up to 190 MPH. Six were killed in Illinois and there were about 200 people injured.

Washington, Illinois resident, Steve Bucher told CNN that the sky—prior to the outbreak—had been "rumbling for 20 minutes."

Bucher described what took place in his home when the massive tornado bore down on him and his wife.

"…things are cracking, and glass breaking and furniture came around the corner, missed us even though it came down the hallway where we were," he said.

"I think my attitude was in the next minute and a half, we're either going to be in Heaven, we're going to be in the hospital or we're going to walk out of here. Completely in the Lord's hands which one of those three things was going to happen."

Bucher and his wife lived to tell the story, but their home—like the others in the storm's path—was destroyed.

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