Illinois
The National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois, reported a semi blown over on Interstate 74 near mile marker 125 Wednesday evening.
A barn was thrown into a roadway in Jo Daviess County Wednesday evening as severe weather moved through the area, law enforcement officials reported. One home near Menominee had its roof blown off and rescues were performed, the NWS reports, but no injuries were reported.
More than 11,000 people were without power in northern and central Illinois Wednesday night.
Iowa
An EF-1 tornado with an estimated peak wind speed of 110 mph touched down in a corn field 2 miles west of Avoca on Wednesday.The tornado crossed the highway, where it tossed an eastbound tractor trailer across the median into the ditch on the westbound side.
Numerous fallen trees have been reported as well as roofs blown off of buildings.
Airport tower controllers at the Des Moines airport reported seeing the funnel cloud with a circulation on the ground, at 3:30 p.m. The NWS in Des Moines reported damage to National Guard trailers at the airport and trailers at a building across the street.
Kansas
The National Weather Service office in Springfield, Missouri, reported several grass fires across southeastern Kansas due to strong winds.
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Forestry Services issued a red flag warning for most of the state lasting until 6 p.m. Wednesday due to high winds across the region.
"Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph have been reported throughout that region due to the strong low-pressure system moving by to the north," said Weather.com senior meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "Nowata County missed out on precipitation from this storm system, so conditions were also dry."
Missouri
The severe weather in Missouri caused a chlorine gas leak Wednesday evening at a water treatment plant in Markville, just outside Kansas City, KMBC reports.
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