Dramatic storms move across the country

Storm clouds fill the sky over the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., June 13, 2013.

A massive storm system surged toward the Mid-Atlantic Thursday after causing widespread power outages but largely failing to live up to its billing in ferocity through the Upper Midwest.

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Lightning strikes the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, June 12, 2013.

A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes was expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest.

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Part of a door was transplanted to its new location in a grassy field in Alexander, Iowa, after a tornado struck the area on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Twin tornados touched down northeast of Hampton, Iowa.

Pedestrians take cover under umbrellas to avoid an unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds that have been forecast for evening rush hour in Chicago, June 12, 2013.

Storm clouds push toward downtown Chicago, June 12, 2013 in Chicago.

Lightning strikes above downtown Chicago, June 12, 2013.

A man rides a bicycle on the plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building as storm clouds fill the sky in Washington D.C., June 13, 2013.

Lightning strikes the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, June 12, 2013.

Storm clouds push into the Chicago's lakefront, June 12, 2013.

Two men stand on the plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building as storm clouds fill the sky in Washington D.C., June 13, 2013.

Students from Oholei Torah school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn arrive in a drizzle to visit the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2013.

Massive thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest are pushing toward the Mid-Atlantic states.

Duane Barkema's truck sits on its side in Alexander, Iowa, after a tornado was reported in the area, June 12, 2013.

Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, June 12, 2013.

A wall cloud in northern Allen County drops what appears to be a funnel cloud, June 12, 2013 just north of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Lightning erupts over downtown Chicago as a line of powerful storms cross over the midwest, June 12, 2013.

A pedestrian races to avoid an unusually massive line of storms in Chicago, June 12, 2013.

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