MOSCOW, Ind., June 4 (UPI) -- After enduring rain and high winds the night before, Indiana and Ohio were socked by more heavy weather Wednesday, flooding roads and downing power lines.
Meanwhile, weather forecasters warned the outbreak of violent Midwestern thunderstorms could be followed by much more serious storms Thursday.
Roads were flooded in the Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas Wednesday, hampering morning commutes. Four commuters were rescued from their cars in Brownsburg, Ind., west of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Star reported, while two inches of rain fell in a 90-minute period in the city.
In Cincinnati, tree limbs and power lines were downed in morning rainstorms, and a tornado watch was posted for Wednesday afternoon. Rescue crews in Lebanon, Ohio, northeast of the city, were searching for a missing child, the Cincinnati Enquirer said.
More weather trouble could be coming Thursday. Accuweather.com predicted Wednesday a widespread outbreak of tornadoes will take shape across the nation's midsection as a strong storm system emerging from the Rockies will cross the central plains and Upper Mississippi Valley.
Under threat are such cities as Des Moines, Iowa, Omaha, Neb., and Wichita, Kan., forecasters said. They urged residents of those areas to keep close tabs on the weather Thursday.
