MILWAUKEE – The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest on Wednesday and into Canada, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa.High winds brought down trees and left thousands without power in Wisconsin and Illinois.
In rural Iroquois County, south of Chicago, a brief tornado was reported late Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. No injuries were reported.The weather service issued a gale warning through Wednesday evening on Lake Michigan because of the possibility of strong winds creating waves of 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3.1 meters).
Forecasters warned boaters, swimmers and paddlers to stay out of the water.Scattered severe thunderstorms were possible Wednesday.