EF-1 tornado in US: Strong storm strikes in Kansas, Iowa, 2 injured
Weather update today: IMD issues heatwave alert in THESE states. Check forecast In central Iowa, a barn was demolished and other buildings were damaged after a tornado touched down in a rural area of Dallas County. The weather service also reported ping pong ball-sized hail in Bloomfield, just north of the Missouri line.
There were no immediate reports of injuries. The weather service said the central U.S. was under threat of severe weather through Tuesday.
Thunderstorms were expected in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and northwestern Illinois, potentially with large hail and damaging winds. Some isolated storms were also possible in the mid-South, the service said. UAE issues alert for more heavy rains; stay-at-home advisory issued In Missouri, Chicago-bound American Eagle Flight 3661 returned to Kansas City International Airport just before 6 a.m., soon after it took off, due to a possible lightning strike, American Airlines spokesperson Gianna Urgo said in an email.
Maintenance workers were inspecting the aircraft to see if it was damaged. Passengers were later put on other flights, Urgo said. El Nino ends, La Nina expected to bring relief: Australia's Met department A camper was blown over and the roof was ripped off a building when a strong storm hit the area around Smithville Lake in western Missouri, the Clay County Sheriff's Department said.
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