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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.
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 ...
National Weather Service teams are assessing tornado damage after Friday's storms in Iowa. At least 17, including at least six EF2 tornadoes are confirmed.
Here's what we know about the deadliest tornadoes in Iowa history: Deadliest tornadoes in Iowa before 1950. The National Weather Service's tornado records only date back to 1950. Ratings using the ...
Iowa City, Iowa: April 13, 2006 0 (30 injured) A high-end F2 damaged 1016 residential and 35 commercial buildings across Iowa City and the University of Iowa. Damage totals estimated at near 15 million dollars. [52] EF1 Des Moines, Iowa: October 2, 2007 0 Tornadoes of 2007 § October 2 [1] EF2 Atlanta, Georgia: March 14, 2008 1
Five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa, with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield, officials said Wednesday. The ...
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 14–31, 1962; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966; 1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 1967; 1968 Hansell-Charles City tornado; 1968 Oelwein tornado; Tornado outbreak of May 1968; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16 ...