• At least six tornadoes confirmed after derecho sweeps through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least six tornadoes were confirmed after a preliminary derecho swept from eastern Iowa through northern Illinois and into northern Indiana on August 11, 2026. Three EF1 tornadoes were confirmed in Delaware County, Iowa, while three additional tornadoes produced preliminary EF1-level damage in the Chicago area, with two continuing into Lake County, Indiana. The derecho produced a maximum measured gust of 160 km/h (99 mph) at Gary, Indiana.

  • Severe storms leave at least two dead, spawn at least six tornadoes, and cause flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least two people died and more than 800 000 utility customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power at 00:00 EDT on August 12 (04:00 UTC on August 12) after severe storms swept the Midwest and Ohio Valley on August 11, 2026. Sixteen incarcerated people were transported to hospitals for treatment after a reported lightning strike at an Ohio correctional facility. At least six tornadoes were confirmed in association with a system that the Storm Prediction Center preliminarily classified as a derecho, while additional rounds of storms brought destructive winds and flooding to Ohio.

  • One dead, hundreds of thousands without power after tornadoes and severe storms hit Midwest and Northeast

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe storms that produced damaging tornadoes outside Chicago killed one person in Iowa, damaged communities in Illinois and Indiana, and left hundreds of thousands without power across the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, June 11, 2026. As of 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC) on Friday, more than 650 000 customers were without power across 8 states, including at least 250 000 in Illinois and 170 000 in Indiana.

  • Powerful derecho blasts through Midwest, leaving a trail of destruction

    ByRishav Kothari

    A powerful and deadly derecho swept across the Midwest on July 15, 2024, leaving an 800-km (500-mile) path of destruction from Iowa to Indiana. The storm, with wind gusts reaching up to 169 km/h (105 mph), caused extensive damage, power outages affecting hundreds of thousands, and at least one fatality. The National Weather Service issued numerous Tornado Warnings as the storm downed trees, tore roofs off buildings, and disrupted travel across the region.

  • Destructive derecho sweeps across Midwest, leaving widespread damage and over 1.2 million people without power

    ByTeo Blašković

    An intense derecho ripped across the Midwest on Thursday, June 29, 2023, unleashing life-threatening wind gusts of over 160 km/h (100 mph) and leaving more than 500 000 households without power across Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. This potent line of thunderstorms caused significant property damage and affected millions of Americans.