A powerful and deadly derecho blasted across the Midwest on Monday with hurricane-force wind gusts that uprooted trees, ripped roofs from buildings and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
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Damaging wind blasts Chicago
A deadly derecho tore across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes area with 100 mph wind gusts and multiple tornadoes Monday night, sounding tornado sirens across Chicago for the second straight night and leaving a trail of damage across five states.
Severe weather conditions, including a tornado, struck Chicago on Monday night, forcing hundreds of travelers at O’Hare International Airport to take shelter as flights were delayed and cancelled. Video from an eyewitness captured from inside a plane stuck on the tarmac shows the wind whipping rain against the plane’s window as the storm swept through the area.
Severe weather shifts to Northeast, Plains
After a stormy evening in the Midwest, the severe weather threat shifts to the Northeast, where strong storms could cause damaging winds and flooding. A line of storms is expected through the afternoon and evening hours from eastern Ohio through New Hampshire.
In the Plains, thunderstorms are expected to form in the afternoon hours, with the greatest threats being large hail and damaging wind.
(FOX Weather)
More than 100 million Americans under heat alerts
Nearly half the U.S. is under heat alerts as a significant heat wave continues to bake a good portion of the country. An Excessive Heat Watch is in place for cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and New York, where feels-like temperatures could hit 110 through Tuesday.
(FOX Weather)
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