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The tornado caused extreme damage in Charles City and Elma, where a total of 256 businesses and 1,250 homes ere either damaged beyond repair or destroyed. [9] Eight churches, three schools were damaged or destroyed, the police station located in north-central Charles City was heavily damaged, and 1,250 vehicles were destroyed. [ 9 ]
Both tornadoes killed 18 in total. The first F5 tornado moved through five counties and 65 miles (105 km). It affected the town of Charles City just before 5 PM destroying much of the area. Damage figures were pegged at $30 million in Charles City alone while $1.5 million of damage was recorded elsewhere. This tornado killed 13 and injured 462 ...
It was one of only a few outbreaks to have produced more than one F5 tornado. The first F5 tornado struck Charles City and Elma, Iowa, killing 13 people and damaging or destroying nearly 924 homes with a damage cost of $30 million. The second F5 tornado, also in Iowa, stuck Oelwein and Maynard, killing 5 people. Homes were leveled and swept ...
Charles City is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Iowa, United States. [3] Charles City is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area. U.S. Routes 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads serve the city.
The children and their parents, from Blue Springs, Missouri, were visiting their grandmother, Melissa Bazley, 63, when the tornado hit. Sheriff: 4 of 7 killed in Iowa tornadoes from same family ...
With 55 tornadoes in 2024 as of Thursday, Iowa has seen the most tornadoes this year. A graphic from AccuWeather depicting the number of tornadoes each state has seen so far in 2024.
1968 Hansell-Charles City tornado; 1968 Oelwein tornado; ... Iowa tornado outbreak of July 2018; L. List of tornadoes in the outbreak of April 25–28, 2024;
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch for far western Iowa counties around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. A second watch, issued around 1:15 p.m. covered the rest of the state.