Current:Home > NewsSevere thunderstorms to hit Midwest with damaging winds, golf ball-size hail on Tuesday -GrowthSphere Strategies
Severe thunderstorms to hit Midwest with damaging winds, golf ball-size hail on Tuesday
View
Date:2025-04-17 16:03:54
A wave of severe storms will move across the Midwest and northern Plains throughout the middle of the week, bringing a risk of severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, flash flooding, and possible tornadoes to the area, as Vermont faced "life-threatening" floods after rain soaked the state overnight.
The storms will descend on a broad stretch of the Ohio, Mississippi, and Tennessee valleys on Tuesday afternoon, putting more than 18 million people in Tennessee, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa at a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. More than 19 million were also at a slight risk of a tornado, the agency said.
The Ohio and Tennessee river valleys could see "drenching rain" from a storm complex that moved into the area on Monday evening, according to AccuWeather.
Thunderstorms striking Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday could have "severe potential," the National Weather Service in Des Moines said on X. The western part of the state and northeastern Nebraska could see damaging winds of up to 75 mph and large hail on Tuesday overnight.
Authorities in Madison County, Iowa, around 40 miles southwest of Des Moines, warned residents that the area was on thunderstorm watch until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a Facebook post. "The winds are fast moving and should be out of here shortly," they wrote.
At the same time, blistering hot temperatures were forecast in the same area, with heat indexes expected to climb above 110 degrees in Omaha and Lincoln. The weather service issued an excessive heat warning through Wednesday evening.
The thunderstorms could drop golf ball-size hail on a swath of central North Dakota on Tuesday evening, with damaging winds of up to 60 mph expected.
Iowa already saw some rainy weather beginning on Sunday – Dayton and Marshalltown, two cities north of Des Moines, both reported more than 3 inches of rain by the next day, the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
More:Earthquakes happen all the time, you just can't feel them. A guide to how they're measured
'Life-threatening' floods sweep Vermont
Meanwhile, Vermont faced "life-threatening" flooding on Tuesday after the northeast part of the state was drenched in up to 8 inches of rain overnight, according to the weather service. People in affected areas should "seek higher ground now," forecasters said on X.
Ten rescue teams dispatched to Caledonia county and Essex county had already carried out around two dozen rescues from the floodwaters, according to a storm update on Tuesday morning from the Vermont Department of Public Safety. Extreme rainfall had washed out roads, creating a dangerous situation.
The Passumpsic River, which runs more than 22 miles through the state, reached 16.4 feet on Tuesday morning, indicating moderate flooding, according to the National Weather Prediction Service.
The weather service ended the flash flood warning at around 10:45 a.m. after the rainfall ended, but urged people to heed road closures and warnings from local officials.
Earlier Midwest storm system caused 27 tornadoes, left 3 dead
The severe weather comes weeks after a dangerous storm system triggered by a derecho pummeled the Midwest, spinning up multiple tornadoes causing flash floods, and leaving multiple people dead. More than 166,000 people throughout the area lost power.
The weather service later confirmed 27 tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area on July 15. A 44-year-old woman in Illinois was killed when a tree fell on her house amid the storms.
Flash floods in Illinois forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes ahead of the "imminent failure" of a dam and left an elderly couple dead after their car was washed away.
Cybele Mayes-Osterman is a breaking news reporter for USA Today. Reach her on email at cmayesosterman@usatoday.com. Follow her on X @CybeleMO.
veryGood! (982)
Related
- Sam Taylor
- Man charged in glass bottle attack on Jewish students in Pittsburgh now accused in earlier attack
- As the Planet Warms, Activists in North Carolina Mobilize to Stop a Gathering Storm
- When is US Open women's final? How to watch Jessica Pegula vs Aryna Sabalenka
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Julianne Hough's Honest Revelations: What She's Said About Sexuality, Love, Loss and More
- Caitlin Clark on Angel Reese's season-ending wrist injury: 'It's definitely devastating'
- DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Fashion Evolution Makes Us Wanna Hiss
Ranking
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' spoilers! Let's unpack that wild ending, creative cameo
- Commanders QB Jayden Daniels scores first career NFL touchdown on run
- Creative Arts Emmy Awards see Angela Bassett's first win, Pat Sajak honored
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- Bengals could be without WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on Sunday against the Patriots
- Nashville’s Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship
- Impaired driver arrested after pickup crashes into Arizona restaurant, injuring 25
Recommendation
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods Prove Their Friendship is Strong 5 Years After Feud
Apple's event kicks off Sept. 9. Here's start time, how to watch and what to expect.
Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA
Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
Neighbor's shifting alibis lead to arrest in Mass. woman's disappearance, police say
NASCAR Atlanta live updates: How to watch Sunday's Cup Series playoff race
15-year-old boy fatally shot by fellow student in Maryland high school bathroom