September 1,2014; 12:39AM,EDT
Severe, damaging storms are wreaking havoc for many across the north-central United States on Sunday night.
The violent storms are bringing damaging winds, flooding downpours and large hail.
"The hardest hit areas over the next several hours will stretch from central and northeastern Kansas, western and central Iowa, southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri and into southern Minnesota," said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Carl Erickson.
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UPDATES (All times listed in Central time)
11:27 p.m. CDT Sunday: Storms force suspension of Indians-Royals baseball game.11:25 p.m. CDT Sunday: More than 9,400 Iowa power customers are without service, utilities report.
11:19 p.m. CDT Sunday: 60 mph gust 1 mile west-northwest of Independence, Iowa, reports trained spotter.
10:51 p.m. CDT Sunday: Several vehicles stalled in flash-flood waters 2 miles east-southeast of Des Moines International Airport, reports fire department.
10:38 p.m. CDT Sunday: Numerous sections of Highway 44 around Dallas Center, Iowa, are flooded, emergency management reports.
10:28 p.m. CDT Sunday: Storms force rain delay between Cleveland Indians-Kansas City Royals with the Indians leading 4-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
9:56 p.m. CDT Sunday: 60 mph gust 3 miles southwest of Richland, Kansas, reports trained spotter.
9:31 p.m. CDT Sunday: More than 4,700 Westar Energy customers are without service in Kansas, the utility reported.
9:28 p.m. CDT Sunday: 60 mph gusts with tree damage and power outage in St. Joseph, Missouri, spotter and police report.
9:22 p.m. CDT Sunday: 50 to 55 mph winds in Shawnee County, Kansas, said Mike Smith, senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions. Storms moving toward Kansas City but after 10:30 p.m. CDT for the Cleveland Indians-Kansas City Royals game at Kaufman Stadium.
9:14 p.m. CDT Sunday: More than 6,100 Iowa power customers are without service at this time.
Outage map courtesy of Mid-American Electric.9:06 p.m. CDT Sunday: 60 mph gusts near Dallas Center, Iowa, trained spotters report.
8:45 p.m. CDT Sunday: NWS spotter reports 3.60 inches of rainfall since 6 p.m. near Charter Oak, Iowa, about 60 miles southeast of Sioux City.
8:21 p.m. CDT Sunday:
(Photo/Instagram user tylerdickey14)7:58 p.m. CDT Sunday: Emergency manager reports a dam has failed and Highway 39 is closed due to flash flooding 5 miles north of Denison, Iowa. There are also reports of campers tipped over just west of Denison.
7:48 p.m. CDT Sunday: Funnel cloud reported by emergency manager, just east of Denison, Iowa.
7:36 p.m. CDT Sunday:
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(Photo/Twitter user @rocksoldier2)
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(Photo/Twitter user Nathan Jurgensen)6:28 p.m. CDT Sunday: Winds gusts of up to 70 mph estimated eight miles east of Glasco, Kansas, reports NWS spotter.
6:25 p.m. CDT Sunday:
5:56 p.m. CDT Sunday: Flash flooding in Beloit, Kansas, law enforcement reports. Highways 24 and 14 have water over the road.
5:45 p.m. CDT Sunday: Wind gusts of up to 65 mph estimated near Glasco, Kansas, reports NWS spotter.
5:33 p.m. CDT Sunday: Tennis ball-sized hail near Beloit, Kansas, local law enforcement reports.
4:22 p.m CDT Sunday: Golf-ball-sized hail in Glen Elder, Kansas, reports law enforcement.
4:18 p.m. CDT Sunday:
On Social Media
Mike Smith
USWeatherExpert
Wind shift 10-15min. from #Kauffman. Winds will increase in speed and blow from left field to right field. #mowx #ks pic.twitter.com/6B8BoAhYAV
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Mike Smith
USWeatherExpert
Royals (Kauffman) Stadium at arrow. Wind gusts 50 mph, lightning and very heavy rain. Radar 10:26pm. #mowx #kswx #kc pic.twitter.com/83nF80rWiQ
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