Death Toll Rises to Five in Plains, Midwest Severe Storms
At a Glance One person was killed by a falling tree.Four died in vehicle crashes.Power outages topped 500,000 Thursday morning. Five deaths are being blamed on high winds from a storm system that rolled across the Plains and Midwest Wednesday night, with gusts over 90 mph and damaging tornadoes that ripped roofs off homes, fueled wildfires, left hundreds of thousands without power and created treacherous driving conditions. The storms brought rain, snow, hail and severe weather across a wide swath...