Storm in U.S. Midwest Knocks Out Electricity, Flights
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A Midwestern storm that may become the region’s second-most severe on record knocked out power to thousands in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Chicago airports.
The cyclonic system, whipping thunderstorms off its tail, was moving northeast into Canada while lashing states in the eastern and central U.S. with wind, rain and tornadoes.