Tornadoes and Severe Storms Devastate US Midwest

A storm that produced a tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area on Friday afternoon left at least five people dead and at least ten injured, according to local authorities. The tornado caused significant damage, with a CNN correspondent reporting that an entire floor of a nearby building was blown away.

At least 25 people have died and dozens are injured after tornadoes swept through parts of Kentucky and Missouri in the US Midwest. The Kentucky tornado struck Laurel County, killing 18 people, while seven people were killed in Missouri, including five in the city of St Louis. The tornadoes left around 140,000 properties without power and damaged 5,000 buildings in Missouri, with officials expecting the death toll to rise.

A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area on Friday afternoon has left multiple people dead. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones reported on the aftermath, where one resident described an entire floor being blown away from a nearby building.

A rare and intense dust storm swept through Chicago on Friday, turning day into night and causing hazardous travel conditions. The storm, known as a haboob, formed in central Illinois when strong winds from thunderstorms lifted dry soil into the air, reducing visibility to near zero on major highways. The National Weather Service issued warnings about "dangerous, life-threatening" conditions, with visibility at Chicago Midway International Airport dropping to a quarter-mile. The storm was fueled by exceptionally dry soil, with moisture levels at just 2-5%. This was the first time the Weather Service office in Romeoville had issued a dust storm warning for Chicago.