Summary
According to the National Weather Service, a storm system made up of several thunderstorms – known as a derecho – developed over Iowa and swept through parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
This year has seen almost a thousand tornadoes. The first of which was reported near Galveston, Texas, on January 5.
We get into what happened with those twisters and what we know about their uptick in frequency. We discuss what role, if any, climate change plays in all this.
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| 0:23.0 | This was the sound heard this week across several states in the Midwest. The National Weather Service says a storm system made up of several thunderstorms known as a |
| 0:50.5 | de Wretcho developed over Iowa and swept through parts of Illinois, |
| 0:54.2 | Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. |
| 0:56.7 | Residents say they heard the weather alert on their phones and in five minutes |
| 1:00.8 | they heard the noise of what sounded like a tornado. |
| 1:04.0 | Strong winds knocked down large trees on top of vehicles, houses, fences, |
| 1:10.0 | blocking multiple roads and cutting off power. |
| 1:13.3 | Tyler Hicks and his wife and children ran to the basement. |
| 1:16.7 | Afterwards, they could not exit. |
| 1:18.8 | Their neighbor's tree was at the door. |
| 1:21.8 | Tornadoes did form in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, including reports at O'Hare, International, and Midway |
| 1:27.6 | airports in Chicago. |
| 1:29.6 | While the worst of the storm occurred Monday night, tornadoes were also reported on Sunday in Chicago. |
| 1:35.6 | More than half a million residents were left without power as crews rushed to clean up, |
| 1:39.8 | fallen trees, other debris trying to restore services across Chicago land. |
| 1:45.0 | This year, the United States has seen almost a thousand tornadoes. |
| 1:50.0 | The first one was reported near Galveston, Texas on January 5th. |
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