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Omaha Steve

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Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:54 AM Monday

Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather [View all]

Source: AP

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 11:09 PM CDT, March 30, 2025

Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region, while forecasters said severe weather was on its way to Tennessee.

Winds topping 70 mph (112 kph) were possible for the middle of Tennessee, with a chance of tornadoes as well as hail as large as 2 inches (5 centimeters) Sunday night, the National Weather Service said.

“Have your safe place cleaned out just in case,” forecasters said on social platform X.

More than 400,000 power outages were reported in Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Churches that had power, as well as schools and fire halls, were turned into warming centers as utilities worked to restore electricity, a job that will likely stretch into Monday in small communities and rural pockets.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-great-lakes-tennessee-03c02354a77786d24a3144b8e57ad23b

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