Storm brings winds, reports of tornadoes in Midwest
Source: AP
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ AND NELSON LAMPE
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fast-moving storm system dropped both snow and rain over portions of the Midwest on Wednesday, packing strong winds that flipped semitrailers, damaged industrial park buildings and downed power lines in parts of Iowa and Nebraska.
National Weather Service officials said the system, which began Tuesday around Utah and moved eastward into the country's midsection, dumped more than a foot of snow on the Rockies before creating conditions ripe for tornadoes. But they said the weather wasn't quite as warm as it could have been, so the threat decreased.
"Probably the worst has passed," said Stephen Corfidi, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
By Wednesday night, remnants of the system were reported in eastern Iowa, northeast Missouri and western Illinois. Winds between 25 and 35 mph were expected into early Thursday, with wind gusts of up to 60 mph in some spots.
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Pedestrians cross Woodmen Road at I-25 Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, as snow and high winds from a winter storm continue to cause problems for the morning commute in Colorado Springs, Colo. The storm system that dropped a foot of snow in the Rockies was making travel hazardous as it headed east on Wednesday, menacing the Plains with heavy snow and threatening turbulent weather, even tornadoes, in parts of the Midwest. (Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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In rural west Michigan. On radar it looks pretty severe. No tornado alerts, however. Just heard a loud thunderclap.
It is far too warm for snow. (I hate thundersnows. Absolutely hate them!!!)
.... thanks to Melatonin, I slept thru whatever happened. Woke up to power still on, no trees down in my 'hood.
LOL, I haven't heard the term 'thunderboomer' since I was a kid in NE Wisconsin.
Glad you're safe!
