Tornadoes, Huge Hail Tear Through Wisconsin and Iowa as Multi-Day Severe Storm Threat Continues
More than 59,000 outages were reported in Michigan as tornadoes, hail and flooding damaged buildings and forced rescues across the region.
- On Tuesday, tornado warnings forced students and staff at the University of Michigan and University of Arkansas to take shelter as severe storms continued across the southern Plains to Upper Midwest region.
- More than 62,000 customers in Michigan and more than 20,000 in Wisconsin lost power Wednesday morning, according to PowerOutage.us, following destructive storms that swept through earlier this week.
- Powerful thunderstorms brought 80 mph wind gusts to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and softball-sized hail near Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, while a destructive twister near Union Center, Wisconsin, damaged multiple structures, prompting a "particularly dangerous situation" warning.
- Rising floodwaters forced rescues in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where five vehicles became stranded near Timmerman Airport, and authorities in Cheboygan, Michigan, issued evacuation notices along the Cheboygan River following a levee breach.
- A Level 2 of 4 flash flooding threat remains in place for the Upper Midwest on Wednesday; the region faces continued caution as rivers run high, though the storm threat is expected to decrease by Thursday.
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Dangerous tornadoes rip across Midwest
Monster twisters charge across several states, leaving homes destroyed and debris flying. Flooding is also a major concern in parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster has the latest on the threat and the clean up.
Tornadoes, huge hail tear through Wisconsin and Iowa as multi-day severe storm threat continues
CNN, KSHB, KMBC, WLUK, WPBN, KCNC, X , @KANSASHOOPS, SUAMICO FIRE DEPARTMENT, TONI WILSON-MANN, X / @kansashoops By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Dakota Smith (CNN) — Tornadoes and baseball-sized hail tore through parts of Wisconsin and Iowa on Tuesday evening, leaving behind damaged buildings and at least one home destroyed. The severe weather is part of a multi-day outbreak that began Monday and will continue through the end of the week from t…
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