One man died in Iowa after a tree fell on him as nearly 700 severe weather events were recorded over three days

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An Illinois man whose home was destroyed by a tornado on Thursday was pulled from the rubble by a police officer and a photojournalist, who captured the terrifying storm and subsequent rescue in dramatic video footage.

Scott Lasker, who describes himself as a storm chaser, recorded the tornado ripping through the town of Streator and was filming the damage it inflicted when he came across the man trapped in the debris of his house.

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© Photograph: Brandon Eliott/Reuters

© Photograph: Brandon Eliott/Reuters

Chicago is in the bull’s-eye of severe weather for the second day in a row. Tornadoes were reported in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

For the second day in a row, Chicago is in the bull’s-eye of the areas facing severe weather on Thursday, but the storm forecast is widespread.

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Forecasters warned that destructive storms were expected across the region into Wednesday night.

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Soupy, hot weather will settle into the Northeast on Thursday and Friday, bringing with it the threat of dangerous storms.

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