Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest
NPR • • nation
Key Points:
- Severe weather and tornadoes swept through the Upper Midwest over the weekend, damaging dozens of homes and causing power outages for tens of thousands across Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
- At least 66 tornado reports were submitted, with significant damage reported in Minnesota's Marion Township and Stewartville, Illinois' Bloomington and Lena, and Marathon County in Wisconsin, where 75 homes were destroyed.
- No deaths or serious injuries have been reported, though emergency response and recovery efforts are ongoing, including temporary shelters for displaced residents and disaster emergency declarations in affected areas.
- Power outages affected over 43,000 customers in Illinois, but most power was restored by Saturday night, while Wisconsin continues to experience additional severe weather and flooding from earlier storms.
- The American Red Cross and local authorities are providing meals, shelter, and support to those impacted by the storms as cleanup and recovery efforts continue.
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