Midwest Tornado Toll Mounts as Severe Storms Race East Across the U.S.

Two people were killed when a tornado struck Lake Village, Indiana, as a multi-state outbreak spawned numerous twisters in Illinois and Indiana; authorities described ‘total devastation’ in some communities and widespread damage. A new wave of severe storms is pushing east from the Gulf Coast toward the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, with damaging winds and large hail forecast as the threat level remains high through the week.