TORNADOES ravaged Iowa on Saturday and left at least seven dead and four injured as wild weather destroyed homes and left a path of destruction, officials say. Severe weather hit the region late Sa…
"This is, I think, the worst anyone has seen in quite a long time," said Diogenes Ayala, Madison County Emergency Management Director.An initial estimate from the National Weather Service office in Des Moines shows it was an EF3 tornado. Wind speeds reached at least 136 miles per hour.There was significant damage reported south and east of Chariton and damage was also reported in Red Haw State Park.Further damage will be assessed on Sunday.
"Our hearts go out to all those affected by the deadly storms that tore through our state today," Reynolds said. "Our hearts ache during this time, but I know Iowans will step up and come together to help in this time of need, they already are."she and two of her three daughters were in their house Saturday afternoon when her husband, Tony, called her from a nearby shed where he was working and alerted her about a tornado warning.
They hurried with their daughters to their basement as the tornado roared by within seconds. As they clung to each other, a window shattered outwards and water began spewing from the pipes, she said.
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