This photo shows a likely waterspout
© @subzerodjtype/X / FOX WeatherThis photo shows a likely waterspout spinning across the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Missouri, on June 18, 2025.
A serial derecho ripped across the Ohio Valley on Wednesday and produced damaging wind gusts across hundreds of communities, causing nearly 500,000 power outages at the height of the storm.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the derecho - a cluster of thunderstorms that produces multiple wind gusts of at least 75 mph - swept across a 580-mile stretch from Illinois to western Pennsylvania.

The states of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio appeared to be the hardest hit, with even a few tornadoes spotted during the late-morning and early afternoon.

Damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado was reported in Pike County, Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. A survey of the damage is ongoing.





Strong storms reached Indiana on Wednesday afternoon, bringing gusty winds and rain. Wind gusts of 67 mph were reported in Warren Park, a town east of Indianapolis.

This renewed risk comes after extreme weather tore across the Plains and Midwest over the past few days, producing tornadoes in Minnesota and Nebraska, while a record-breaking 101-mph wind gust was reported in Wichita, Kansas.

The severe weather threat is expected to continue for the rest of the week, putting the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England on alert by Thursday.