Fatal Midwest tornadoes devastate Illinois farmhouse
The late season outbreak across 12 states left at least eight dead and hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed. In Washington Illinois Curt Zehr and his wife survived as their farmhouse was wiped out and the town struggled with power outages and ongoing searches. Governor Pat Quinn pledged full assistance as authorities warned the toll could rise no longer.
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Subtropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Atlantic
Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed in the central Atlantic with sustained winds near 50 mph and expected to become tropical. It is centered about 695 miles east-southeast of Bermuda and moving northwest at about 9 mph as large swells affect the Leeward Islands Puerto Rico Hispaniola and the southeastern Bahamas per the National Hurricane Center.
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