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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM

Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
A series of reported tornadoes has torn through the midwestern United States, ripping roofs off homes and leaving roads impassable.
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antisocialdecay Apr 18, 2026 +46
Yep, I need a roof, siding, and 7 windows (WI). I put the kids in the basement and watched the hail tear shit apart. Baseball size.
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Dog-boy Apr 19, 2026 +11
Glad you and the kids are okay. Hope the house fix is affordable.
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antisocialdecay Apr 19, 2026 +6
Appreciate it. Should know tomorrow when the insurance peeps can come out and get ball rolling. It’ll be a penny and we will likely be selling soon-ish so increased value lol
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windflex Apr 18, 2026 +26
Glad to hear the Lena, IL tornado fatalities being reported yesterday were false.
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Yourponydied Apr 18, 2026 +16
Illinois here. I was sent to shelter 4 times in 3 days at work due to Tornado Warnings
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MarketingSpecial6604 Apr 19, 2026 +1
Yes, I live in Bradley where the crazy hail happened last month.... I just got my windshield fixed yesterday and I'm afraid to bring it to work again where it got destroyed at last time. The whole town now has PTSD any time a storm is even rumored to be coming!
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srone Apr 18, 2026 +87
>“A lot of people are going to need a lot of help,” Billeb said of the Wisconsin storms. FEMA has been gutted to save money, but Trump is in talks with the IRS to extract $10 Billion from the US taxpayers. Thanks MAGA.
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Berkamin Apr 19, 2026 +27
Not just FEMA, but NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) was gutted, with its meteorological services and staff. We need them more than ever and now we don’t have their critical abilities and services.
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Guy_GuyGuy Apr 19, 2026 +8
Don't forget a billion or two a day for the Iran war.
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technofox01 Apr 19, 2026 +1
When this affects them personally, all of a sudden it matters to them. I have only sympathy for those who chose to vote for Harris or couldn't vote at all due to being too young, incapacitated, or do not qualify to vote. Maga can enjoy what they voted for. I just out of fucks to give to give for them.
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Fabulous_Soup_521 Apr 18, 2026 +84
Too bad about FEMA being gutted. Sounds like they could have used the assistance.
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So_HauserAspen Apr 19, 2026 +26
If only there was a functional national weather service that could have also warned them
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RockemChalkemRobot Apr 19, 2026 +9
Throwing shade aside, everyone should be following the digital meteorologists. Max Velocity or Ryan Hall Y'all. It may save your life.
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Woogies Apr 19, 2026 +3
We have both a shortwave radio tuned to NOAA and streaming Max during severe weather. Max typically calling out areas of concern way before we even get an official alert or sirens.
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Door-Leather Apr 19, 2026 -14
The Midwest votes for trump, even they don’t think they deserve the help
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seth928 Apr 19, 2026 +6
Illinois sure as hell doesn't
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InvertedBackpack Apr 19, 2026 +8
This sort of thinking is why this country is so alienated. There are many people fighting tooth and nail in these states for their rights. Not everyone has money to leave either.
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Wireless_Panda Apr 19, 2026 +1
As someone from the midwest in a county that consistently votes blue this logic is completely bullshit
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thoughtfractals85 Apr 18, 2026 +33
So many of these storms have been unwarned this year. I'm sure gutting the NWS had no effect on our ability to keep people safe.
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Fateor42 Apr 18, 2026 +25
The midwest has known these storms were coming for days.
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Unable_Technology935 Apr 19, 2026 +4
I agree. We have had WAY more than normal tornado activity in my area in Indiana this year. The last one we had near us I tracked simply by watching the news out of Chicago.Not paying attention to the weather is personal decision. By the time the sirens go off it's generally too late.
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thoughtfractals85 Apr 18, 2026 +1
I watch live streams enough over the last year where there aren't warnings, which I think a lot of people don't realize happens. Thought it was worth mentioning.
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Yourponydied Apr 18, 2026 +7
What are you talking about. In Illinois we knew days in advance for potential violent storms and heavy rain. Sirens were even going off without an active tornado going through and they were set off by NWS
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thoughtfractals85 Apr 19, 2026
Respectfully, I'm not talking about Illinois specifically.
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No-Bread-1197 Apr 18, 2026 +11
Tell everyone you know to follow meteorologist Ryan Hall on youtube. He and his team warn these storms well ahead of the NWS and have live coverage during every major outbreak, winter storm and tropical system. Their nonprofit also goes in with aid in the immediate aftermath of major storms.
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thoughtfractals85 Apr 18, 2026 +11
Ryan does good work. I also highly recommend Max Velocity. He doesn't use the AI that Ryan does.
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No-Bread-1197 Apr 18, 2026 +3
Funnily enough, the NWS actually does use yallbot. It mostly summarizes warnings.
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DeadbeatJohnson Apr 19, 2026 +4
No socialism. Too woke.
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Icy-Flamingo420 Apr 18, 2026 +5
Lol, I slept through it. Multiple large trees down around me or on my neighbors houses.
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technofox01 Apr 19, 2026 +1
A fellow storm sleeper I see. I have done the same thing. Sleep like the world didn't matter when storms like this hit. Only to wake up to utter decimation of trees and broken outdoor furniture. Yet, on peaceful nights, I sometimes cannot fall asleep to save myself.
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lordunholy Apr 19, 2026 +1
The first time it happened to me was a tornado that ripped through Marietta, Georgia. We woke up to a McDonald's arch laying in the driveway. Didn't hear shit, man.
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ikesbutt Apr 19, 2026 +1
I wish the wind would topple over the giant oak tree next door because a) it is diseased and constantly dropping branches on my lawn and b) I have no trees on my property but I have to clean up that c*** every year...... leaves.....but only on their house.
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TheLamestUsername Apr 18, 2026 +6
Maybe the FEMA guy will teleport to a near by Waffle House
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chedstrom Apr 18, 2026 +3
I think there is one in Milwaukee so that limits his access. He is better off teleporting to George Webb which has more locations. /s
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Big_Lab_Jagr Apr 19, 2026 +1
I lost 8 chickens in the storm 😭 Wettest April on record in SE Wisconsin and it's only the 18th
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Shrimp1991 Apr 19, 2026 +1
Tornadoes all around me yesterday- Lena 45 miles to my west, Rockton 4 miles to my north and Roscoe about 5 miles NE of me. 3 sirens went off in a couple of hours. Rock River flooding is awful. What a crazy week. Nice to see the sun today.
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Shiplord13 Apr 19, 2026 +1
Early warning systems and awareness does help prevent tragedy. If the sirens go off, you should be going to shelter.
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