# Severe Midwest weather spawns tornadoes and flash floods, leaving deaths and damage

https://mins.news/en/item/20617

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-12 21:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4fZ3m28

> Severe storms have caused widespread disruption across the Midwest. Tornadoes, intense rain and flash flooding have struck amid the hazardous weather. Reports indicate that people have died and that damage has occurred. The storms have brought multiple forms of dangerous weather across the region.

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