O’FALLON, Ill. – Siding lost, roofs torn apart, and trailers overturned. Friday night’s severe storms tore through O’Fallon, Illinois, leaving a path of destruction across several mobile home parks and neighborhoods.

Residents on one street in the Keck Ridge neighborhood said every home on the block damaged by hail, some pieces as thick as half an inch.

“Well, I’ve seen everything from roofs ripped off, I’ve seen extensive hail damage to vinyl roofing systems missing parts,” Kirk Kupsky, resident and owner of iRestore STL Storm Damage, said. “We’ve even seen trailers turned over and, unfortunately, there have been people who have lost their lives.”

Kupsky said his own home was not spared by the devastation.

“It was pretty severe here as well, too. My roof shot, my truck got hammered, and you know, the siding all damaged up. You know, so, it was pretty rough,” he said.

Three homes were destroyed in Parkview Mobile Home Park. Residents in the area said the hail piled up so high against basement windows that they had to use snow shovels to break through.

Brian Obernuefemann of O’Fallon was caught in the storm Friday and described a terrifying experience.

“I could almost see nothing. There was so much debris blowing and I was just trying to get to a safe place in my car,” he said. “Things were hitting my car. A metal shopping cart came rolling across the highway. Yeah, it was scary.”

Linemen with Ameren Illinois are working to restore power for the remaining customers coping without.