Hurricanes

Midwest Flooding Causes Blackout, Death Toll Rises

Floodwaters submerge a street in Barlett, Ill. Source: Bethany Detert/CBS

Residents of the Midwest faced blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after a weekend of devastating weather caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The violent storm brought Ike's total death toll to at least 31 in eight states, from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley

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Meteorologist Bernadette Woods reports: The quiet weather from the weekend is leaving as a new storm moves our way - and Winter Storm Watches have already been posted for a line from Harford County, northern Baltimore County, and Montgomery County westward. More

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