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Powerful storms and suspected tornadoes slam Midwest, leaving nearly 1 million without power

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63 0 Aug 12 01:00 UTC — 52 articles · 47 sources · importance 64.0 · tone -6.2 · shares 16 with viewedtone -6.2Aug 12 01:15 UTC — 53 articles · 48 sources · importance 65.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 17 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 12 01:45 UTC — 54 articles · 49 sources · importance 66.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 18 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 12 02:00 UTC — 55 articles · 50 sources · importance 67.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 19 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 12 03:00 UTC — 56 articles · 51 sources · importance 72.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 20 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 12 07:15 UTC — 57 articles · 52 sources · importance 73.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 21 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 12 10:30 UTC — 58 articles · 53 sources · importance 74.0 · tone -6.2 · shares 22 with viewedtone -6.2Aug 12 13:45 UTC — 59 articles · 54 sources · importance 75.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 22 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 13 01:15 UTC — 60 articles · 55 sources · importance 76.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 22 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 13 03:30 UTC — 62 articles · 56 sources · importance 78.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 23 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 15:45 UTC — 63 articles · 57 sources · importance 79.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 24 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 13 17:30 UTC — 54 articles · 49 sources · importance 68.0 · tone -5.9 · shares 24 with viewedtone -5.9Aug 13 17:45 UTC — 46 articles · 43 sources · importance 58.0 · tone -5.7 · shares 30 with viewedtone -5.7Aug 13 18:15 UTC — 47 articles · 44 sources · importance 59.0 · tone -5.8 · shares 31 with viewedtone -5.8Aug 13 18:45 UTC — 38 articles · 36 sources · importance 50.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 31 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 19:30 UTC — 37 articles · 35 sources · importance 49.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 31 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 19:45 UTC — 34 articles · 32 sources · importance 46.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 31 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 20:00 UTC — 33 articles · 31 sources · importance 45.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 31 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 20:15 UTC — 31 articles · 29 sources · importance 43.0 · tone -6.1 (viewing)tone -6.1Aug 13 20:30 UTC — 30 articles · 28 sources · importance 42.0 · tone -6.1 · shares 30 with viewedtone -6.1Aug 13 20:45 UTC — 29 articles · 28 sources · importance 41.0 · tone -6.0 · shares 29 with viewedtone -6.0Aug 13 21:30 UTC — 28 articles · 28 sources · importance 40.0 · tone -5.9 · shares 28 with viewedtone -5.9Aug 13 22:00 UTC — 25 articles · 25 sources · importance 37.0 · tone -6.2 · shares 25 with viewedtone -6.2Aug 13 22:15 UTC — 21 articles · 21 sources · importance 33.0 · tone -6.2 · shares 21 with viewedtone -6.2Aug 13 22:45 UTC — 20 articles · 20 sources · importance 32.0 · tone -6.4 · shares 20 with viewedtone -6.4 Aug 12 01:00 Aug 13 23:00 UTC
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Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T1 Powerful storms and suspected tornadoes slam Midwest, leaving nearly 1 million without power power_outage cbsnews.com alarmed, isolated, unsafe
-6.6
fear
T1 3 dead, more than 1 million without power as severe storms strike Midwest 📄 power_outage nbcnews.com devastated, powerless, grieving
-4.9
sadness
T1 Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power power_outage theguardian.com devastated, vulnerable, overwhelmed
-5.4
sadness
T3 Power outages in Chicago and Indiana as storms pummel the region power_outage wdbo.com disrupted, vulnerable, urgent
-6.1
fear
T3 Severe weather pounds Illinois and Indiana, knocking out power as tornado sirens blare power_outage goskagit.com chaotic, urgent, frightened
-7.1
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest ⚖ Contested power_outage idahopress.com alarming, disruptive, urgent
-8.1
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage kokomotribune.com alarmed, disrupted, anxious
-2.1
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage idahostatejournal.com alarmed, disrupted, anxious
-7.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage goskagit.com disruptive, frightening, urgent
-7.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage joplinglobe.com disrupted, unsafe, urgent
-1.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage bakersfield.com disrupted, unsafe, urgent
-2.1
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohi... power_outage semissourian.com disrupted, unsafe, urgent
-7.9
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage union-bulletin.com urgent, dangerous, disruptive
-6.9
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage rockymounttelegram.com disruptive, chaotic, urgent
-7.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage caledonianrecord.com worried, disrupted, unsafe
-1.9
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage wandtv.com disrupted, dangerous, urgent
-7.3
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage ncnewsonline.com disrupted, dangerous, urgent
-1.6
fear
T3 Chicago hit by severe storms as 500,000+ lose power, flights halted ⚖ Contested power_outage indiatimes.com chaotic, stranded, urgent
-8.5
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage goshennews.com disruptive, dangerous, urgent
-1.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage adn.com vulnerable, disrupted, urgent
-7.5
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage whec.com disruptive, dangerous, anxious
-7.7
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage 13abc.com disrupted, dangerous, urgent
-7.9
fear
T3 Severe weather knocks out power in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as 'ring of fire' strikes Midwest power_outage texarkanagazette.com disrupted, dangerous, urgent
-7.6
fear
T3 Factbox-Storms leave over 729,000 homes and businesses without power in US Midwest power_outage whtc.com disruptive, cold, helpless
-6.4
fear
T3 Factbox-Storms leave over 729,000 homes and businesses without power in US Midwest power_outage wsau.com cold, helpless, disrupted
-6.4
sadness
T3 Factbox-Storms leave over 729,000 homes and businesses without power in US Midwest power_outage hot96.com devastated, powerless, urgent
-6.4
sadness
T3 MidAmerican assessing after storms knock out power to thousands power_outage kwqc.com stranded, cold, frustrated
-2.9
sadness
T3 Deaths and damage reported as severe weather in the Midwest spawns tornadoes and flash flooding 📄 power_outage idahopress.com tragic, devastating, somber
-6.1
sadness
T3 Northwest Indiana tornadoes leave damage, power outages and gas shortages uncategorized fox32chicago.com devastated, stranded, urgent
-4.6
fear
T3 Deadly Midwest Storms Leave More Than 800,000 Without Power ⚖ Contested power_outage wvlkam.com devastating, overwhelming, urgent
-10.6
fear
T3 Deadly Midwest Storms Leave More Than 800,000 Without Power ⚖ Contested power_outage 980waav.com devastated, grieving, vulnerable
-10.6
sadness