article_snippet.sent: Several crashes followed the atrocious driving weather, though no injuries were immediately reported.
article_snippet.sent: Floating away: Here a trash can is seen floating down a street affected by flash floods, as a car kicks up spray trying to ford the waters .
article_snippet.sent: The area was faced with a deluge of hail stones - an enormous pile of which are pictured here .
article_snippet.sent: The storms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, also hit further north, barreling into parts of Indiana and knocking down trees and power lines.
article_snippet.sent: KMOV-TV reported that a lightning strike caused a Mississippi River traffic signal on the Eads Bridge linking Missouri and Illinois to malfunction.
article_snippet.sent: Crews notified the Coast Guard to inform any barge traffic of the issue.
article_snippet.sent: Later in the day, storms in Indiana Indiana toppled trees and downed power lines.
article_snippet.sent: Indiana State Police reported that strong winds caused a semitrailer to overturn on Interstate 69 near Evansville.
article_snippet.sent: Wind gusts measuring 70 mph were recorded in Spencer.
article_snippet.sent: You can really blow up some big storms,' Carbin said.