Here in the midwest we have been dealing with moderate temperatures along with gusty winds up to 81mphs and drenching rains. What was so strange about this particular weather system was that is had the barometric pressure of a Category 3 hurricane but did not cause near the damage that a hurricane would have in this case and also had the force of a blizzard without snow thankfully! All of this mesmerized meteorologists who were very surprised by how low the pressure system actually was; it had the lowest recorded pressure ever recorded for a non-tropical storm in the United States! As the storm moved into the midwest it sucked in warm air which fueld the high winds which would also fuel storms and tornados for some. Adding insult to injury, the storm was moving very quickly at around 50 to 60mph which caused the winds to blow harder than usual. It was estimated on Tuesday that 145,000 or more people were without power not only in Wisconsin but also in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and the St. Louis region of Missouri which is an accoutn to how large the storm actually was. There were 500 + flights cancelled at O'Hare airport and the Sears Tower sky deck had to be closed because of the high winds. Eau Claire had its fair share of wind as well with rain and cold tempertures effecting the surrounding areas as well.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_re_us/us_midwest_storms
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