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Wisconsin cyclist nearly killed by crashing tree

A dramatic video captured the shocking moment a tree fell during heavy weather in Wisconsin Tuesday narrowly missed a cyclist who was on a Milwaukee street.

The video shows the huge tree falling to the ground right in front of the cyclist, taking power lines with it. Sparks fly through the air.

This image shows a falling tree narrowly missing a cyclist in Milwaukee as severe weather hits Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 28, 2024.

(Lorenzo Parker via Storyful)

Hurricane-force winds and tennis-ball-sized hail cause damage in Great Lakes region

A line of heavy weather blown over Michigan and the Great Lakes region Tuesday afternoon and evening, plunging more than 400,000 utility customers into darkness. thunderstorms of hurricane-power wind wind gusts and tennis ball size hail devastation caused in parts of the Midwest.

More than 100 damage reports were received Tuesday from the storms in the Midwest to the Great Lakes region, including a 76 mph (122 km/h) wind gust on Detroit International airport – which is as strong as a Category 1 hurricane.

The largest hail report to date is 2.5 inches, which is equal to as big as a tennis ballwas received from the Woodstock area in Illinois.

Watch: Shark Washes Up on New York City Beach

A large threshing machine shark washed up on a New York City beachand the shocking moment was captured on camera.

Witnesses reported seeing the shark beached on the sand and three Good Samaritans were able to help the shark back into the water.

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