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Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

Three tornadoes tore through communities outside Chicago, ripping roofs from buildings, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power as severe storms swept the Midwest.

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What happenedThree tornadoes tore through communities outside Chicago, ripping roofs from buildings, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power as severe storms swept the Midwest.
What changedThese sources may not all be covering the same event, so Optics is holding the wording-gap call.
ConfidenceNeeds review. Shared tokens are only topic names, not a shared specific event.
Archive healthNeeds review · outlier detected

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4 sources · 1 bias buckets · Needs review confidence

Needs review. Shared tokens are only topic names, not a shared specific event.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)4m ago

Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

Three tornadoes tore through communities outside Chicago, ripping roofs from buildings, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power as severe storms swept the Midwest.

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Center ·News report
WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque)7m ago

Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

Three tornadoes tore through communities outside Chicago, ripping roofs from buildings, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power as severe storms swept the Midwest.

Open source
Center ·News report
WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)12m ago

Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

pummelcommunitiesoutsidetearinghomes

Three tornadoes tore through communities outside Chicago, ripping roofs from buildings, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power as severe storms swept the Midwest.

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Center ·News report
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1h ago

3 tornadoes confirmed in towns nearby Chicago

confirmedtownsnearby

At least three tornadoes touched down in communities outside Chicago, leveling homes and ripping down trees and power poles, while storms grounded flights and knocked out power for hundreds...

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