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The outbreak produced a violent F5 tornado that devastated Belmond, Iowa, killing six and injuring 172, although the F5 rating is disputed. In all, 23 tornadoes touched down across four states, killing six people and injuring 225 others. [18]
Belmond is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 69 , 14 miles (23 km) by road from Clarion , the county seat. The population was 2,463 in the 2020 census , a decline from 2,560 in 2000 .
Damage was relatively light for the remainder of the track northeast and east of town, with the tornado later roping out and dissipating to the east-southeast of Belmond. The tornado crossed the track of the 2119 UTC EF1 tornado that had passed through area east of Belmond almost 10 minutes earlier. [3] [4] [16] [17] EF1 ESE of Belmond: Wright: IA
There was no tornado in Iowa on July 30, and the video doesn't appear to show any footage from Iowa. The video includes clips from other places.
Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just days after a deadly twister devastated one small town. The large storm system began ...
Record flooding and powerful tornadoes ravaged parts of Iowa for weeks this spring, destroying or damaging thousands of homes, closing roads and bridges and costing over $130 million in ...
1966 – An F5 tornado devastated Belmond, Iowa, killing 6 people and injuring 172. In Belmond, 109 homes were destroyed and 468 were damaged; 75 out of 112 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Several farms were leveled outside of town.
As the 2108 UTC EF3 tornado was north of Belmond (eight minutes before the EF3 dissipated), another tornado touched down to the east of town. This tornado remained over mostly open areas, though it knocked a mesonet station off the roof of the elementary school and downed a grove of trees. [51] [54] EF0 NW of Belmond: Wright: IA