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On the afternoon of May 21, 2024, a violent tornado tracked across southwestern Iowa, devastating the city of Greenfield.The tornado destroyed many structures and wind turbines across its path that stretched through Page, Taylor, Adams, and Adair counties, while also causing more than $31 million in property damage, killing five people and injuring 35 more.
The tornado that flattened a swath of Iowa in May was an EF-4 tornado, and one of the deadliest of 2024. It tore through the town of Greenfield, tossing cars and ripping homes from their foundations.
In the United States, the year started off somewhat slow with a below average number of tornadoes through the first three months. However, the El Niño pattern that was in place during that period weakened in April; the pattern shift caused the more traditional Tornado Alley zone to rapidly become extremely favorable for tornado outbreaks, and several large outbreaks occurred in late spring.
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
May 22, 2024 at 1:23 PM. A map of tornado reports from the outbreak in Iowa on Tuesday, May 21. A total of 21 triangles indicate possible tornadoes from Red Oak to Nevada. ... NWS says Iowa ...
A record-breaking number of tornadoes struck Iowa in the first five months of 2024. Multiple outbreaks have led to damage in small towns and in the Des Moines metro area. An outbreak of storms on ...
The tornado resulted in one fatality and three injuries and tracked 40.91 miles (65.84 km), reaching a peak width of 1,900 yd (1,700 m). The tornado was the longest tracked tornado of the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024 and tied for the largest tornado of the outbreak, tying with the Elkhorn–Blair tornado. The tornado was the second ...
No tornado season since at least 1950 has resulted in more than the 80 tornadoes Iowa's recorded through May of this year. Iowa's 2024 tornado season has already reached historic levels. 4 ...