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Severe storms move toward East Coast after spawning deadly tornadoes in Midwest

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The severe weather outbreak over the weekend spawned at least 20 reported tornadoes across three states -- Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. More than half a million customers were without power in the United States early Monday after a weekend of deadly tornado es and severe thunder storms . The severe weather outbreak over the weekend spawned at least 20 reported tornadoes across three Midwestern states -- Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. On Sunday alone, there were four reported tornadoes in Indiana, killing at least one person and damaging or destroyed dozens of homes, according to local authorities. Another person was killed in Georgia's Fulton County by a falling tree, local authorities said. MORE: Multiple tornadoes confirmed as severe weather threats continue for much of the country Meanwhile, thunderstorm winds brought down trees in multiple areas southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, and baseball-sized hail was spotted 35 miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. Overall, a potent lin...

Winter storm bringing snow, ice and tornadoes, expected to wallop US this week

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A strong storm moving through the intermountain West and upper Midwest, with far-reaching impacts to the Gulf of Mexico, will bring blizzard conditions to the North. A strong storm moving through the intermountain West and upper Midwest, with far-reaching impacts to the Gulf of Mexico, will bring blizzard conditions to the North and potential tornadoes in the South. Storms, threatening destructive winds and tornadoes , will develop by noon on Monday from Houston, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana, building up throughout the afternoon and getting bigger by Monday evening. Thunderstorms will develop ahead of a cold front making its way through southeast Texas late Monday night into Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. MORE: San Francisco sees record rain as flooding shuts down highway Over 3 feet of snow fell in the Sierra mountains in California over the weekend. According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, up to 7.5 inches of snow fell per hour on Saturday...