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The storm became commonly known in the area as "Hurricane Elvis" [3] as its winds reached the level of a Category 2 hurricane. As the storm crossed the Mississippi River into Downtown Memphis, a barge recorded an unofficial wind reading of 108 mph (174 km/h).
Damage and death figures are for the U.S. only. Storm caused an additional 551 deaths and US$5.08 billion in damage across the Caribbean. 46 1873 Dixon Bridge Disaster: Accident – bridge collapse Dixon, Illinois: 46 1886 1886 Indianola hurricane: Tropical cyclone Indianola, Texas: 46 1900 Red Ash Mine disasters: Accident – coal mine
The effects of Hurricane Ike in inland North America, in September 2008, were unusually intense and included widespread damage across all or parts of eleven states – Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, [1] Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, (not including Louisiana and Texas where the storm made landfall) and into parts of Ontario as Ike, which ...
A major supplier of IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions closed because of hurricane damage, and Michigan hospitals are feeling the effects.
There was also extensive damage on Pelican Lake in Crow Wing County with many trees down and structural damage to resorts and cabins. As the storms sagged south into the Twin Cities Metro Area, heavy rain and lightning were the biggest impacts with 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) of rain common. 1.7 inches (4.3 cm) of rain fell in an hour at the U ...
Residents in Detroit, Michigan, are dealing with the aftermath of a water main break that flooded homes earlier this week.. On Monday, a 54-inch steel transmission line built in the 1930s ruptured ...
Here’s the latest on Wednesday’s storms and destruction in Tennessee and Tuesday’s damage in Michigan: • Chaotic severe weather stretch: ...
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