Midwest Derecho Roars from Iowa to Kentucky, Sparking Outages and Emergencies
TL;DR
A powerful derecho that began in eastern Iowa swept through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky on Aug. 11 with gusts near 100 mph, causing widespread damage and more than a million power outages; the storm produced EF-1 tornadoes in Delaware County, led to at least one death in Indiana, and prompted emergency declarations and National Guard assistance.
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