Devastating damage reported across multiple states after tornado outbreak hammers the Midwest
Several states across the Midwest have reported damage from confirmed tornadoes, as a severe weather outbreak tore through the region.
Over 50 million people across a 1,000-mile stretch of the central U.S. were battered by severe storms, as a tornado outbreak unleashed dangerous twisters across multiple states, leaving behind a trail of destruction spanning numerous states.
Several states across the Midwest have reported damage from confirmed tornadoes, as the outbreak tore through the region.
Preliminary NWS reports indicate an intense EF-3 tornado tore through Buffalo County, Wisconsin, where aerial imagery shows homes leveled by the powerful twister.
According to Buffalo County officials, there were no injuries reported, though several properties were entirely leveled by the storm.
The NWS confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down near Rochester, Minnesota. Footage obtained by FOX Weather shows the twister up close, spinning across an open field near a farm.
Neighborhoods in Rochester hit by the tornado were strewn with debris lining the streets.
Cities and towns in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota confirmed structural damage to homes and buildings, as well as downed trees and power lines.
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The National Weather Service confirmed at least 20 tornado reports across several states.
Lena, Illinois, reported significant structural damage to the town, including the high school and elementary school. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
The sheriff advised people to stay away as they continued to assess damage.
The FOX Weather Beast captured a tornado on camera in Rockton, Illinois, where our Exclusive Storm Trackers Brandon Copic and Corey Gerken were also present.
In Belton, Missouri, the city reported no injuries, but a lot of damage to homes, power lines and more around the city.
Photos from a neighborhood in Belton, show the potential tornado damage, with siding ripped off of homes and trees fallen. In several photos, people assess the damage, and a fire truck responds.
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The city said they are still assessing the damage.
In Wisconsin, approximately 75 homes in the town of Ringle sustained damage. No injuries or fatalities have been reported, and all residents are accounted for at this time, according to town officials.
More than 50 million people in the Midwest and the Plains were in the path of storms that generated strong tornadoes, "monster" hail and hurricane-force wind gusts.
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