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Severe tornadoes and heavy rain caused damage across several Midwest states 95%
4/16/2026, 12:43:12 AM
BS Summary: This video contains 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Pessimism Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 31.8% saturation with 70 hits. Analysis detected 641 faulty-reasoning hits from 220 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 91.8% and a BS Rank of 95% (941 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 94.40% of the video peer group.
Across the Midwest, dangerous tornadoes.
This twister tearing through a field in Iowa.
The powerful winds whipping dirt into the sky.
Onlookers stopping to watch Mother Nature's wrath.
Rising waters leading to urgent evacuations in Wisconsin.
One official warning, if you do not evacuate, we will likely not be able to assist you.
Throughout the state, heavy rain washing out roads and stranding these vehicles overnight.
In Michigan, powerful storms lighting up the night sky.
This road completely destroyed as water rushes through.
Strong winds ripping the roof off this ice arena.
While in hard hit, Kansas, the cleanup continues after tornadoes ravaged several towns.
The National Weather Service says the tornado that did this damage was on the ground for more than 7 miles, wind speeds 125 miles an hour.
Now crews working to restore power all along the path.
My camper is upside down right over here.
>> That's it right there to >> right there. Totally destroyed.
>> Josh Hudson and his wife in Hisdale are now sifting through the devastation.
>> Are the tears in your eyes a reflection of what didn't happen to you?
>> Yeah, I mean there's always what is. And I'm I'm just so grateful that I'm even able to stand
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