At least three people die in Midwest storms, tornadoes

In all, 22 tornadoes touched down in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee Tuesday, and the powerful weather systems were expected to spread across the Midwest throughout Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, which could leave almost 100 people at risk of severe weather and damages.

Ottawa, Illinois, was another small town badly affected by Tuesday’s tornadoes.

Parts of the southeast could be in the crosshairs next.

Recovery operations continue Wednesday morning.

One person was killed by the Missouri tornado when the twister crossed Interstate 55, overturning vehicles and scattering cars from a nearby junkyard.

In Ottawa, this home sustained damage.

Minor injuries were also reported at a nursing home there.

Authorities have identified a central IL man who was killed by a deadly storm system that pummeled much of the Midwest.

While most of the damage has been sustained in central IL, parts of Rockford have been hit by fairly large sized hail. Justin Wheatley said crews have determined that almost 110 homes in Perry County were destroyed in the storm. Authorities have not released any information about the person killed.

Aerial footage shows the destruction left in Perryville, Missouri, after Tuesday night’s deadly tornadoes swept across IL and several areas in the upper Midwest.

Close to 100 million people are at risk for severe weather through Wednesday afternoon, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy.

The entire town including districts like Kankakee County in Illinois, Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter Counties in IN are under tornado watch until 4 am (local time).

The storm could also bring large hail, damaging winds and flooding, Seeley said.

Photos posted on social media showed basketball fans on the floor in the school’s designated safe area.

Storms erupted quickly in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa and IL and moved eastward before sunset.

The storm system crossed from Southwest Missouri to Indiana. It actually captures storm damage left behind in Missouri, roughly 300 miles south.

Drivers stopped along USA 60 east of Springfield, Missouri, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.

There were multiple reports of uprooted trees and damage to structures across the area of the storms.