Violent Storms Leave Trail of Destruction Across Midwest: Photos
Severe thunderstorms swept through the Central and Midwestern United States, causing significant damage and power outages. The storms produced high winds, large hail, and multiple tornadoes, affecting several states including Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Emergency officials are currently assessing the damage and restoring power to hundreds of thousands of residents.
- ▪Dozens of damaging wind and hail reports were logged across multiple states.
- ▪The storms produced hail up to 4 inches and wind gusts near 80 mph.
- ▪Over 210,000 people are still without power, primarily in Indiana and Michigan.
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By Anna SkinnerAssociate EditorShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Violent thunderstorms tore across wide swaths of the Central and Midwestern United States overnight, leaving behind wind damage, large hail, and scattered tornado reports as communities began surveying destruction Tuesday morning.According to preliminary storm reports from the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Storm Prediction Center, dozens of damaging wind and hail reports were logged across states including Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin as a powerful weather system swept eastward late Monday into early Tuesday.
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