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Tornado outbreak possible in Upper Midwest, millions on alert

Monday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 36 million Americans are on alert for severe weather in the Upper Midwest, with thunderstorms, large hail and a tornado outbreak possible starting Monday.On Sunday, 10 tornadoes and hail larger than a baseball were reported in western Nebraska. Near... Read More.

Significant severe weather, flash flooding to continue impacting South, Midwest

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio River Valley.Saturday will be the final day of this multi-day high impact flood event that has wreaked havoc across portions of the Lower... Read More.

Severe weather heading to the South after killing 5, knocking out power in Midwest

Monday, March 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Hundreds of thousands of customers were without power across the Midwest on Monday after deadly, severe weather battered the region on Sunday.More than 310,000 customers are without power in Michigan Monday morning. Another 55,000 are without power in Wisconsin and 48,000 are... Read More.

400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather

Monday, March 31 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- More than 400,000 customers across the Midwest were without power in the early hours of Monday after severe weather battered the region.As of 5:30 a.m. ET, more than 292,000 customers were without power in Michigan, according to poweroutage.us -- a website that... Read More.

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country

Saturday, March 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the East Coast.From late Saturday evening into Saturday night, severe storms will... Read More.

At least 13 dead as severe storms sweep through the Midwest

Saturday, March 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 13 people are dead after severe weather hit parts of Missouri and Arkansas overnight, officials said.Ten storm-related fatalities were reported in the Missouri counties of Ozark, Butler, Wayne and Jefferson, the state highway patrol said. Three people were confirmed... Read More.

At least 1 dead as severe storms sweep through the Midwest

Saturday, March 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least one person is dead after severe weather hit Butler County, Missouri on Friday night, officials said.There were previous reports of three deaths due to the storm, but Robert Myers with the Butler County Emergency Management Agency confirmed to ABC... Read More.

Tornadoes, flash flooding, damaging winds headed to Midwest, South, East Coast

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A multiday severe weather outbreak is set to bring tornadoes, flash flooding and damaging winds from the Midwest to the South and the East Coast.The severe weather begins in the Midwest on Friday night. Residents from Peoria, Illinois, to St. Louis,... Read More.

New cross-country storm targets West Coast, Plains and Midwest: Latest forecast

Thursday, March 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A deadly storm wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the U.S., bringing blizzard conditions to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and torrential rain to the Northeast -- and a new storm is on the move.In the South, they are... Read More.

Thunderstorms, heavy rain hit East Coast with blizzard conditions in the Midwest

Wednesday, March 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two storms are targeting the country, with one bringing heavy rain to the East Coast and blizzard conditions to the Midwest, and the second dropping snow and rain in the West.East Coast stormThe East Coast storm first tore through the South,... Read More.