Deadly Tornadoes Charge Through South Midwest 700000 Without Power

BELVIDERE, Ill. – Punishing storms swept through a large swath of the nation Friday night into today, unleashing deadly tornadoes and carving a path of destruction that killed at least 20 people in the South and Midwest while knocking out power for more than 700,000 customers. The storms were most lethal in Tennessee, a state still reeling from Monday’s horrific school shooting in Nashville that took the lives of a half-dozen students and adults. The mayor of rural McNairy County, where at least seven people were killed, said the area was hit by two back-to-back tornadoes. It was the second…