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In the United States,a huge section of the country is getting hit by some reallyheavy storms.
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These things stretched 800 miles yesterday, from Wisconsin and Illinoisall the way down to Tennessee.
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The storms were heading east, and fast!
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Experts saidthe severe weather was moving at more than 50 miles per hour.
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As you can imagine,something that powerful left a lot of damage behind.
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Tens of thousands of people lostpower.
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Homes and businesses were damaged.
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Trees were knocked down.
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There were reports of tornadoes in a couple different states.
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O'Hare International Airport in Chicagocanceled all flights for a while yesterday because of the strong wind and rain.
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One expert said this might be the most powerful storm to hit Illinois in more than 70 years.
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