A Post-Derecho Nightmare: Photos from Sunday's Storms

Grace Muller
By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 03, 2012; 6:08 PM
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Severe storms with strong wind hit a number of states east of the Mississippi on Sunday, knocking out power for millions.

Sunday Storms A Post-Derecho Nightmare

Storified by Accu Weather · Mon, Jul 02 2012 07:26:02

Oh baby, the sky is fantastic right now. http://pic.twitter.com/dc2W37usLisa Zimmer

Severe storms with strong wind hit a number of states east of the Mississippi on Sunday.

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The areas hit by Sunday's storms overlapped with areas that were hit by Friday's derecho.

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The wind knocked down trees and power lines Sunday, adding to the damage produced by Friday's wind storm.

A bucket of hail with extra butter in Bethlehem #wfsb#wfsb
Power lines down across city of Florence. http://pic.twitter.com/8ueB9bkJTonya Brown
Check out the golf ball size hail in Chesterfield co. from our First Alert Storm Chaser, Gerard Jebaily! http://yfrog.com/h66ldezajTonya Brown
#Chicagosaralang86
A hail delay for the Chillicothe Paints this evening- this is a first http://pic.twitter.com/r8AB1rilRyan Cypret
The storm really did a number to campus tonight. So sad to see the damage in the quad... http://fb.me/28fCFcCCIWingate University
Tree collapsed on house on King Henry Drive in Florence. Family says they have to find temporary shelter for the night. http://pic.twitter.com/bio01jfzTonya Brown
The library took a hit, too. http://fb.me/1UM1Tj5OFWingate University
Awesome Hail in Connecticut after July 1st stormsminicoops83
Hail in Ga - July 2012danwestmoreland
Check out the size of the hail in Cheshire! #wfsb http://yfrog.com/mmezuwjWFSB Channel 3
Photo: Lightning strikes earlier tonight at Smith Mountain Lake. http://ow.ly/bX0qzABC 13 Weather

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