Midwest Braces for Devastating Tornado Outbreak Amid Severe Weather Alert

  • 4 months ago
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and strong tornadoes is expected to impact the Midwest on Tuesday, with over 25 million people at risk. Areas like Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri face the highest risks of tornadoes, destructive winds up to 90 mph, and tennis ball-sized hail. Flash flooding is also possible across parts of the Midwest due to rainfall totals reaching up to 5 inches. The peak of the storms is forecast to be in the afternoon and evening on Tuesday.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and strong tornadoes are expected to impact the Midwest
00:07on Tuesday, with over 25 million people at risk.
00:10Areas like Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri face the highest risk of tornadoes,
00:14destructive winds up to 90 mph, and tennis ball-sized hail.
00:19Flash flooding is also possible across parts of the Midwest due to rainfall totals reaching
00:23up to 5 inches.
00:24The peak of the storms is forecast to be in the afternoon and evening on Tuesday.
00:28For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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