Reports: Severe storms surge across Iowa with damaging winds, tornadoes
As of 12:00 a.m. CDT Thursday, this story is no longer being updated.
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Another round of severe weather, including tornadoes, will impact areas of the Midwest into Wednesday night.
Tornadoes, large hail and devastating winds have already been blamed for at least two deaths in Wisconsin and Oklahoma following severe storms on Tuesday.
Regions at risk Wednesday include northeastern Wisconsin to southeastern Minnesota, Iowa, northern Missouri and northwestern Illinois.
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Over 17,000 people are without power in Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Public Service. Storms will continue to sweep through the area through Wednesday night.
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At 8:05 p.m. CDT Wednesday, a confirmed tornado was located over Cable, Illinois and was moving northeast toward the towns of Orion and Andover. The storm may also bring hail as large as ping pong balls.
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Tonight's Minnesota Twins game has been officially postponed due to the weather. The game will be played tomorrow as part of a doubleheader.
Dry conditions will move into Minneapolis on Thursday in time for the games. It will also be turning cooler with highs in the upper 50s F.
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An 80 mph wind gust was measured at Patch Grove, Wisconsin, one of the highest wind gusts measured so far with the severe thunderstorms this evening.
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The start of tonight’s Minnesota Twins game has been delayed due to the weather.
A line of thunderstorms is moving into Minneapolis and will bring heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Fans at Target Field should seek shelter until the storms have passed.
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Storm damage is being reported around Lime Springs, Iowa in the wake of damaging storms. The storms brought strong winds and hail to the town before lifting to the north, moving into Minnesota.
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At 6:32 p.m. CDT Wednesday, a confirmed tornado was located over Waubeek, Iowa and was moving northeast.
Thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes are also impacting areas to the south, including Mount Pleasant and Washington. Both of these thunderstorms have produced hail as large as ping pong balls, which is large enough to damage vehicles.
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The line of severe thunderstorms that moved through Des Moines, Iowa is getting ready to move through Cedar Rapids. People in the city should expect frequent lightning and wind gusts up to 70 mph.
Strong winds not associated with these thunderstorms are leading to disruptions elsewhere across the region.
A ground stop was issued for arriving flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport due to strong winds, according to the FAA.
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A line of severe thunderstorms has lead to power outages around Des Moines, Iowa. At one point, over 20,000 electric customers were without electricity around the city, according to MidAmerican Energy.
Wind gusts of 70 mph were reported around the city, bringing down many trees and power lines. Motorists should watch for these downed trees and power lines as they may lead to travel delays through Wednesday evening.
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A line of severe thunderstorms is developing in southwestern Iowa and will track eastward over the next several hours. Thunderstorms in this line will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts over 60 mph, hail and frequent lightning. Those in the path of these storms should seek shelter as they approach and remain indoors until the storms have passed.
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At 3:58 p.m. CDT Wednesday, multiple thunderstorms were capable of producing tornadoes in southeastern Iowa. These included the towns of Mount Pleasant, Fairfield and Centerville.
The severe thunderstorm that tracked near Fairfield caused two trucks to blow over on highway 34, according to National Weather Service trained spotters.
Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms in northeastern Iowa and southern Minnesota have produced wind gusts past 55 mph which has lead to some tree damage.
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At 2:09 p.m. CDT Wednesday, a confirmed tornado was located near Hospers, Iowa and was moving to the northeast. The severe thunderstorm that is causing this tornado is also capable of producing large hial and damaging winds.
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At 11:31 a.m. CDT Wednesday, emergency management officials in Wisconsin announced a flood warning in parts of the state until early Thursday.
<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Areal Flood Warning for Ashland and Iron County until 7:30am Thursday. This is a ReadyWisconsin Alert <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WIWX?src=hash">#WIWX</a></p>— ReadyWisconsin (@ReadyWisconsin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReadyWisconsin/status/864820571921555456">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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