A tornado touched down in northwestern Illinois Sunday evening as a multi-day severe weather pattern settles over the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, leaving more than a thousand customers without power and triggering elevated flash flood risks through the end of the week. FOX Weather storm tracker Brandon Copic spotted the tornado near Annawan, […] The post Severe storms pound the Midwest as flash flood warnings stretch from Illinois to Appalachia appeared first on American Almanac .
A tornado touched down in northwestern Illinois Sunday evening as a multi-day severe weather pattern settles over the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley, leaving more than a thousand customers without power and triggering elevated flash flood risks through the end of the week. FOX Weather storm tracker Brandon Copic spotted the tornado near Annawan, a small town in north-central Illinois, as thunderstorms swept across the state Sunday night. The same line of storms drove powerful wind gusts through Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, knocking out electricity to more than 1,000 customers in LaSalle County, Illinois, who remained without power early Monday, the New York Post reported . The National Weather Service recorded a 73…Open
Carla Williamson's house collapsed into the basement around her. Somehow, she survived. Greta Van Susteren returns to her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin, after an EF-3 tornado with winds reaching approximately 140 miles per hour tore through Appleton and Menasha. In this special “Record Rewind” edition of “Greta Wire,” Williamson recounts the terrifying moments after she took shelter in her basement. Within minutes, the house shifted off its foundation and collapsed over her. Trapped beneath the wreckage with almost no room to move, Carla remained on the phone with a 911 dispatcher for 29 minutes before a stranger entered the destroyed home and helped rescue her. Greta also speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson about the recovery,…
On Friday’s “The Record with Greta Van Susteren,” Senator Ron Johnson describes the devastation caused by a tornado in Wisconsin and discusses the recovery efforts and support being provided to the affected area.
A significant tornado occurred around noon in the Appleton and Menasha areas with a preliminary EF-3 rating and estimated peak winds of 140 mph, according to the National Weather Service. #tornado #wisconsin #weather #naturaldisaster
The storms bring the possibility of dangerous thunderstorms, large hail and damaging winds. More than 50 reported tornadoes tore across the Midwest, killing three.
