"Abnormal" wind storms and reported tornadoes sweep across Midwest as President Biden surveys tornado damage in Kentucky

The small town of Hartland, Minnesota took a direct hit after powerful winds swept through Wednesday. The storm left downed light poles and reduced a bank building made of bricks to rubble.  

Storm chasers captured a video of an apparent tornado in Iowa. Hundreds of thousands of people have reported they lost power across the Midwest. The strongest wind gusts reached more than 100 miles per hour. 

Any time of the year, to have so many damaging wind storms at one time is unusual, but according to the National Weather Service, the fact that this happened in December could be called "abnormal."