Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
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Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground after a severe storm that tore through the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Rochester, Minn. (Hollie Bennett Piotrowicz via AP)Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground after a severe storm that tore through the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Rochester, Minn. (Hollie Bennett Piotrowicz via AP)Sparks fly from a utility pole damage from a major storm in Lena, Ill., on Friday, April 17, 2026 in Lena, Ill. (Rachel Nemon via AP)Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground after a severe storm that tore through the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Rochester, Minn. (Hollie Bennett Piotrowicz via AP)A fallen tree lays on a house after a severe storm that tore through the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Rochester, Minn. (Hollie Bennett Piotrowicz via AP)
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Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground after a severe storm that tore through the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Rochester, Minn. (Hollie Bennett Piotrowicz via AP)