A rash of wild weather has terrorized the United States this weekend, as tornadoes struck down in Millbury and Lake Township, Ohio and Dundee, Michigan. The midwest was battered throughout the weekend, as the storms ran up a death toll and ruined hundreds of houses.
Seven were reported dead in the Millbury tornado, according to theepochtimes.com. The Saturday evening storm also damaged a power plant, according to the report. More than 50 houses were shredded in Ohio, with 50 more suffering damage of some sort or another.
Several more were reported dead in Lake Township, and the local fire chief said many had been treated at local hospitals, according to a report toledoonthemove.com.
The AP called the path of the tornado's devastation a "war zone of destruction." According to the AP report, a movie theater saw its roof cave in in Illinois, and Lake High School's gymnasium had its roof removed by the winds. There was a graduation slated to begin at the school only hours later, and one of the victims was apparently the father of the school's valedictorian.
More tornadoes were reported in the Northeast, with Vermont and Maine both claiming to have funnel clouds touch down on Saturday night. New Hampshire was spared on Saturday but portions of the state remain on a Tornado watch until 8 p.m. Sunday night.
It was a wild weekend of weather, indeed, and one can only hope the worst is behind us. Disasters like this pop up without warning and often leave a wake of destruction that takes weeks and months to recover from.
Let's hope the rebuilding process in the Midwest is a smooth and painless one from this point forward.
