At least 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power after severe US Midwest storms
Midwest storms, including derechos and tornadoes, killed two and left nearly 1 million without power, causing widespread damage and halting flights.
- Severe weather swept through the U.S. Midwest, unleashing suspected tornadoes, destructive wind gusts, and torrential rain across multiple states.
- The violent storm system claimed at least two lives, including a four-year-old child in Indiana who was killed by a falling tree.
- Over 800,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity as the storms knocked down transmission lines and utility poles across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
- Aviation networks faced severe disruptions, with Chicago's major airports forced to temporarily ground flights, leading to hundreds of cancellations and delays.
- Emergency crews and local authorities are actively conducting rescue operations and clearing debris, while warning residents of ongoing hazards like flash flooding and downed live wires.
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Tuesday's eastern Iowa storm was a derecho with three tornadoes
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service confirms it was a derecho that blasted across eastern Iowa on Tuesday morning. The powerful storm continued into Illinois and Indiana, where winds topped off at 99 miles an hour. Damage in Iowa is still being assessed, though it’s reported Clinton and Jackson counties were hardest […]
Severe storms have covered part of the United States: at least three dead, about a million without lightPowerful storms in the Midwestern United States have claimed the lives of three people, including a child. More than 800,000 consumers were left without power supply.
Warmer Wednesday ahead with storms possible later
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Dangerous heat is on the way to the Wiregrass, and a few strong storms may not be far behind. After starting in the upper 70s, highs will warm up to the mid to upper 90s during the afternoon. "Feels like" temperatures will top out between 104 degrees and 107 degrees. Isolated [...]
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