Tornadoes, Severe Weather Map in Midwest: Several States Affected by Damaging Winds, Intense Storms
A threat of strong to severe storms was issued across the Plains and Midwest, particularly in parts of Iowa, Northern Missouri, Southern Wisconsin, Northern and Central Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. "Large hail, damaging winds and strong isolated tornadoes are possible," Fox News reported.
The National Weather Service predicted that a few intense tornadoes and hail the size of baseballs were also possible.
According to KCTV 5 News, Iowa was hit with severe weather that included heavy flooding and high winds that blew down a building Fairfax, IA. One person died while several others were trapped inside.
The strong storms also moved through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, bringing hurricane-like winds and thunderstorms that damaged homes and uprooted trees and knocked down power lines. Over 182,000 homes in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin lost power.
This month, tornadoes swept through the Midwest, including another rare set of twin twisters that touched down in South Dakota.
According to ABC News, the twin tornadoes were spotted rotating near Crow Lake, South Dakota, on Wednesday evening.
Another set of twin twisters bore down on Pilger, a small village in Stanton County, Nebraska, on Monday. The tornadoes demolished the town fire station and about 40 to 50 homes, said Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger, according to CNN. More than a dozen people were injured, and two died.
Another tornado struck the south-central South Dakota town of Wessington Springs on Wednesday, ripping apart local businesses and destroying a bar and a car dealership. A number of farms also were damaged, while around a dozen homes were destroyed, reports ABC affiliate KSFY.
"The tornado hit across the street from the hospital -- really just one block away -- and there is stuff and debris everywhere," said JoAnn Hettinger, director of patient care at Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital, according to CNN. She said her facility received one patient, but luckily there were no fatalities.
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