Deadly Midwest Derecho Spurs Tornadoes, Power Outages, and Widespread Damage
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A powerful and deadly derecho with hurricane-force winds and tornadoes caused extensive damage across a nearly 500-mile path from Iowa to Indiana, including Chicago. The storm uprooted trees, ripped roofs off buildings, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, with Illinois experiencing the most outages. The National Weather Service issued 16 Tornado Warnings in Chicago, and damage assessments are ongoing.
- Deadly derecho leaves trail of damage stretching nearly 500 miles through Chicago, Midwest Fox Weather
- Chicago Weather: 1 dead in NW. Ind. as storms that prompted tornado warnings cause widespread damage WLS-TV
- Midwest storms and tornadoes leave more than 500,000 without power NBC News
- 'Dozens of circulations' reported as Chicago-area storms spark 'multiple tornadoes at the same time' NBC Chicago
- Derecho Causes Widespread Damage In Midwest, Including Chicago The Weather Channel
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