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Bad weather in the Midwest

A nasty storm front with tornadoes are hitting the Midwest today. From The Blaze:

Developing: Tornadoes Sweep Through Midwest, NFL Game Suspended
Severe weather, including intense thunderstorms and tornadoes, swept across the Midwest Sunday appearing to level at least part of one town and forcing the temporary suspension of the Chicago Bears game.

The National Weather Service has confirmed several tornadoes have touched down in Illinois.

A Washington, Illinois spokesperson told the Weather Channel that �several neighborhoods [have been] damaged� and �many homes flattened.� According to the spokesperson, �several minor injuries� have been reported thus far, but �no fatalities.�

�Red Cross is working with the county is [sic] opening up shelters tonight�for those affected,� the spokesperson added.

Three photos (more at the link):



Anthony has some more at Watts Up With That:

Severe weather likely to hit plains today
Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch in effect until 4:00 PM CST this afternoon for portions of eastern Iowa, Illinois, northwest Indiana, northeast Missouri, southeast Wisconsin, and Lake Michigan. For additional details, please see http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0561.html.

Anthony also offers this word of advice:

You can bet that if there are tornadoes produced from this we�ll see claims along the lines that �tornadoes in November are unusual� (They aren�t, see graph below) and that this is another �signature of global warming� (the science shows it isn�t, see IPCC SREX report).

These storms are not common but happen regularly. They go by the name of November Witch -- one of these was what sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald. More here: 35 years ago: The Witch of November Come Stealin and here: Great Lakes Storm of 1913 It is not global warming, it's just the weather... Posted by DaveH at November 17, 2013 12:14 PM