Several states in the Midwest were hit with severe dust storms on Thursday, and cell phone footage from residents on the ground captures the intense scenes.<br /><br />Although some mistakenly thought the swirling dust clouds were caused by tornados, they actually were caused by a different weather event called a ‘derecho,’ which occurs when a series of fast-moving thunderstorms and high winds (100 mph or more) converge together on a given region.<br /><br />One specific area of the Midwest encompassing parts of Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa reported ‘significant structural damage,’ with an estimated 70,000 people without power, per the Washington Post.<br />» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube<br />» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe<br /><br />For more extreme weather updates, subscribe to NowThis News.<br /><br />#DustStorms #Midwest #ExtremeWeather #Politics #News #NowThis
