3 tornadoes packing winds of 86 to 110 mph hit Chicago area, leaving a half million without power

Three tornadoes hit the Chicago area on Tuesday in a fast-moving storm with 99 mph winds that left a path of destruction in the south suburbs and cut power to hundreds of thousands. The National Weather Service said surveyors confirmed three tornadoes with gusts of 86 to 110 mph: One in southern Cook County, another in eastern Will County, and the third — confirmed late Tuesday — in the Mokena area, also in Will County. Survey teams would continue working to confirm possible tornadoes near…