( CNN ) -- Anthony Khoury and his family were in the living room of their home in Washington , Illinois , on Sunday when his father thought he heard a helicopter flying over head . When they turned to look out the window , they saw a tornado barreling through their neighborhood -- one of dozens spawned by a severe weather system that affected several states in the Midwest . `` Everyone started running downstairs , '' Khoury said . As his parents and aunt huddled together against the basement wall , the 21-year-old stood near the window , documenting the ferocious tornado as it swept through the area . `` The tornado happened in my backyard and you can hear people screaming . We were freaking out , '' he said . Khoury started praying as he captured the twister ripping through nearby structures . After the tornado passed , he and his family went outside to survey the damage . He says , to their surprise , their home was not affected by the tornado , but the surrounding neighborhood was left in disarray . Roofs were ripped off of some homes and others were leveled . `` It was complete destruction . There are people in the streets crying , '' he said . `` We 're so blessed that our street was untouched . You drive out of my street and all this destruction is there . A mile away it is all destroyed , '' he said .
Khoury captured an incredible video of a tornado sweeping through his neighborhood . This tornado was dozens of one that occurred across the Midwest on Sunday . Anthony Khoury says the storm left many parts of his neighborhood destroyed .