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Blog: Severe weather and high winds hit the QC area

More than 100,000 people were without power on August 10.

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The News 8 weather team provides minute by minute updates on the storm on Facebook. Watch below!

Severe Weather August 10
The News 8 Weather team has minute by minute updates on the severe thunderstorm and high winds sweeping the QC area.
Posted by WQAD on Monday, August 10, 2020

86 MPH wind now here at NWS Quad Cities! Strong winds still ongoing on the Quad Cities metro!
— NWS Quad Cities (@NWSQuadCities) August 10, 2020

Check out this cool timelapse of the storm rolling in!

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Current view outside our front door! Several trees snapped and uprooted! Video taken in with winds of 75 MPH! #iawx #ilwx pic.twitter.com/h2ztZTfHGf
— NWS Quad Cities (@NWSQuadCities) August 10, 2020

Power outage updates:

MEC is reporting more than 100,000 outages

As of 6:30 P.M., August 10.

Credit: MEC