June 26 2016
Deadly Flooding, Tornadoes Strike the Midwest, Ohio Valley
Powerful storms packing tornadoes and hurricane-force winds swept through parts of the Midwest Wednesday night, and the same storm system brought catastrophic flooding to West Virginia a day later, killing more than two dozen people.
Some areas of the state are "probably looking at flooding that's going to be the worst in 100 years," said the governor's communications director Chris Stadelman.
The first round of storms spawned at least a dozen tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, two of which were rated EF2. These twisters left behind moderate damage in some small northern Illinois towns, but no deaths were reported from those tornadoes.
A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
https://weather.com/slideshows/news/severe-weather-outbreak-midwest-june-2016
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