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A house is damaged and trees have fallen April 17 after severe weather passed the area near Kronenwetter, Wis.
Damage from April 17's major storm is shown in Lena, Illinois.
Sparks fly from utility-pole damage during the April 17 storm in Lena, Illinois.
Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground April 17 in Rochester, Minn., after a severe storm tore through the Upper Midwest.
Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground after a severe storm in Rochester, Minn.
Debris and fallen tree limbs cover the ground in Rochester, Minn.
Damage from April 17's major storm is shown in Lena, Illinois.
A fallen tree lies on a house in Rochester, Minn.
A recent trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the United States after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
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