 TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST ARE FACING THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS STORMS THIS MORNING. THE CHICAGO AREA SAW HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTED AS MANY AS 10 TWISTERS WERE ON THE GROUND. IN CENTRAL IOWA, AT LEAST ONE TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IT WAS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION FOR THOSE IN THE AREA AND WARNED THAT HOMES AND BUSINESSES WOULD BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. THOUSANDS ACROSS THE REGION ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.